Mission Statement
The arts are an essential and unique part of life in Louisiana to which each citizen has a right. The Louisiana Division of the Arts in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council is the catalyst for participation, education, development and promotion of excellence in the arts. It is the responsibility of the Division to support established arts institutions, nurture both emerging arts organizations and our overall cultural economy, assist individual artists, encourage the expansion of audiences and stimulate public participation in the arts in Louisiana.
Announcements
Poetry Out Loud – Louisiana State Finalists
(FROM L TO R) 3rd Place – Dylan Staley, Louisiana School for Math, Science, & the Arts; 1st Place – Jasmine Haynes, Zachary High School; 2nd Place – Claire Galley, Sulphur High School; Honorable Mention - Keaghan Kane, Home Schooled and Honorable Mention - Crystal Scouten, Baton Rouge Magnet High School (NOT PICTURED) Honorable Mention - Kelsey Balzli, Saint Joseph’s Academy and Honorable Mention - Alexis Sonnier, Sulpher High School. The Louisiana Poetry Out Loud State Finals were held on Saturday, March 7th at the Louisiana State Museum in downtown Baton Rouge. A nationwide program created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud encourages youth to learn and perform famous poems for competition against other teens, first in school finals, then in city finals and then in the state final competition. The winner of the state finals will be competing at the national competition in April, 2009.
