The Foundation invites you to become a preservation partner! As an underwriter,
you will be honored throughout the full year. Your donation will return
solid marketing advantages in addition to being tax deductible, as the Foundation
is a 501 (c)(3), not for profit organization.
A year after the most unprecedented natural disaster of our time, Louisiana
is still at a cultural crossroads. It is more important than ever to become
proactive and protect the architecture, the culture, the spirit, and the history
of America's most unique state. In the last year since the hurricanes, the
Foundation for Historical Louisiana has been most effective in accomplishing
the following:
1. Hosting at the Old Governor’s Mansion, a post –Katrina National
Trust for Historical Preservation-sponsored strategic planning meeting to aid
preservation and disseminate information to the national media;
2. Leading the effort for Baton Rouge’s first designated local historic
district, Drehr Place, and continuing advocacy and educational programming
for additional historic designations in the future;
3. Working tirelessly to save historic properties, including the Kress Building
and a 19th century Acadian cottage on Louisiana Avenue;
4. Representing the interests of the FHL members on the boards and commissions
of the Baton Rouge Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Louisiana State Museum,
and the EBRP Historic Preservation Commission;
5. Protecting and preserving the integrity of the landmark Old Governor’s
Mansion and its museum collection
In Louisiana, we are still in the early stages of recovery. Our state is reshaping
in a fashion that no one would have suspected before the storms. We have much
work to do and we must remain vigilant. All eyes will be on Baton Rouge and
entities, like the Foundation, that work to improve the quality of life in
our capital city. 
Since 1963 we have been committed to preserving all that is unique and wondrous
about Louisiana. The Foundation has recently been recognized by the prestigious
National Trust for Historic Preservation as a Local Partner Organization. In
our entire 43-year history, this has been our most critical year. The next
few years are crucial in how the cultural landscape of Louisiana shapes out.
For more information on how you or you organization can become a Foundation
sponsor, please call us at 225.387.2464 or email fhla@bellsouth.net .
