Two years ago this month, LTHP launched the Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries (LRHC) with a simple goal: to help ensure Louisiana's historic cemeteries are documented, recognized, and remembered.
Since then, the Register has grown into something much bigger than a list of cemeteries. With participation from all 64 parishes, it is helping create a statewide picture of the places where generations of Louisianians are laid to rest, and the stories those places hold.
But when a cemetery is undocumented, those stories can be especially vulnerable to being lost.
That is why public participation is at the heart of the LRHC. Whether you are a genealogist, historian, preservationist, cemetery caretaker, or simply someone who knows of a historic burial ground in your community, you can help document these important places.
As we celebrate two years of the LRHC, we're reminded that preservation begins with simply knowing where a place is and why it matters.
Help us keep Louisiana's history from being forgotten. Explore the Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries and learn how you can help document a cemetery in your community.
🪦 LTHP dot ORG > Our Work > LA Register of Historic Cemeteries ...
Join our partners in Ruston for a Small Scale Development Workshop on October 23.
Details and registration in the post below.Only two weeks away! RSVP now for our Small Development Workshop, where you'll you'll learn:
✅ to analyze what makes a good project ✅ how a building makes money ✅ how to get started as a developer with little to no resources ✅ how to read and interpret zoning ✅ discover where you need help & meet people who can help you
Speak up NOW to stop the dismantling of the Section 106 Process, which considers the impact Federally-funded projects could have on the resources which tell our nation's history. These proposed changes to the process are included in the "Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act" scheduled for a Senate vote on Nov. 9.
At stake is your right to public notification about a project in your community. You will learn about it when construction equipment and supplies arrive at the site. You will not have an opportunity to participate in consulting party meetings or to comment about impacts and resources which may be unknown. For the very few projects which would be reviewed under the new guidelines, only existing historic sites which have been recorded will be considered. If a historic site has not been recorded previously or an archaeological site is discovered, a review of impacts to them will not be necessary. PLEASE reach out to your US Senators and Representative today and share this with others who understand the importance of history to our communities and culture.
Join the Louisiana Trust for a volunteer work day at Mt. Olive Rosenwald School in northeast Claiborne Parish. Volunteers will help with general cleaning inside the school and/or moving resources into on-site storage.
📆 Saturday, October 24, 2026 ⏰ 10:00 AM - Noon 📍 Mt. Olive Rosenwald School*
Visit the FB event page, Mt. Olive Volunteer Work Day, or the LTHP website for volunteer registration and to learn more. ➡ LTHP dot ORG > Events > Mt. Olive Volunteer Work Day
Want to help but can't volunteer? Visit our website to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation. ❤ LTHP dot ORG > Our Work > Rosenwald Schools
*Site address will be emailed after registering and before the volunteer work day. ...
2027 nominations for the 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 and 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 are now open.
🏆 Each year, the Louisiana Trust honors individuals, organizations, and businesses for their impactful efforts to save historic places, build pride, and foster engagement in their communities.
✨ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕
𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 - Recognizes an individual, organization, or business that has made significant contributions to the field of historic preservation since entering the profession or serving as a volunteer within the past three years.
𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 - Recognizes an individual or organization that has helped increase public knowledge about, advocated for the preservation of, or has been instrumental in the physical preservation of one or more historic cemeteries in Louisiana.
🏚️ Since 1999, LTHP has recognized and advocated to save threatened historic sites across the state through the catalog of Louisiana's Most Endangered Places (MEP), calling attention to places that embody our cultural heritage and are in jeopardy of being lost.
To learn more and make a nomination, visit our website: Awards: LTHP dot ORG > News > Awards MEP: LTHP dot ORG > Our Work > Most Endangered Places
Nominations will be accepted online through February 8, 2027 at 11:59 PM (CST). ...
Since we shared the news of the collapsed wall at Mt. Olive Rosenwald School last week, there has been meaningful progress toward its preservation.
Volunteers have been hard at work carefully sorting through the debris, salvaging reusable materials, and storing them for use in the school's eventual reconstruction. And thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters, more than $1,800 has already been raised to help stabilize and rebuild this important historic place.
Rosenwald Schools represent a remarkable chapter in American history, helping to expand educational opportunities for Black students throughout Louisiana and across the south beginning in the early 20th century. These schools were made possible through partnerships between the Rosenwald Fund and local Black communities, who contributed their own money, land, labor, and determination to create better educational opportunities for their children.
Mt. Olive is a testament to a community that invested in the future of its children, and to generations of students whose education began within its walls.
We're grateful for everyone who has helped us take these first steps toward saving Mt. Olive Rosenwald School. But there is still work to do. Every donation brings us closer to preserving this irreplaceable historic place.
Visit our website to make a secure donation online or learn where to send your support.
➡ LTHP dot ORG
(Facebook doesn't allow links to be posted anymore so please check our profile for details or contact us with questions; we're happy to help.🙂) ...
Two years ago this month, LTHP launched the Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries (LRHC) with a simple goal: to help ensure Louisiana's historic cemeteries are documented, recognized, and remembered.
Since then, the Register has grown into something much bigger than a list of cemeteries. With participation from all 64 parishes, it is helping create a statewide picture of the places where generations of Louisianians are laid to rest, and the stories those places hold.
But when a cemetery is undocumented, those stories can be especially vulnerable to being lost.
That is why public participation is at the heart of the LRHC. Whether you are a genealogist, historian, preservationist, cemetery caretaker, or simply someone who knows of a historic burial ground in your community, you can help document these important places.
As we celebrate two years of the LRHC, we're reminded that preservation begins with simply knowing where a place is and why it matters.
Help us keep Louisiana's history from being forgotten. Explore the Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries and learn how you can help document a cemetery in your community.
🪦 LTHP dot ORG > Our Work > LA Register of Historic Cemeteries ...
Join our partners in Ruston for a Small Scale Development Workshop on October 23.
Details and registration in the post below.Only two weeks away! RSVP now for our Small Development Workshop, where you'll you'll learn:
✅ to analyze what makes a good project
✅ how a building makes money
✅ how to get started as a developer with little to no resources
✅ how to read and interpret zoning
✅ discover where you need help & meet people who can help you
Register here:
www.incrementaldevelopment.org/calendar/northlousiana-workshop2026 ...
Speak up NOW to stop the dismantling of the Section 106 Process, which considers the impact Federally-funded projects could have on the resources which tell our nation's history. These proposed changes to the process are included in the "Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act" scheduled for a Senate vote on Nov. 9.
At stake is your right to public notification about a project in your community. You will learn about it when construction equipment and supplies arrive at the site. You will not have an opportunity to participate in consulting party meetings or to comment about impacts and resources which may be unknown. For the very few projects which would be reviewed under the new guidelines, only existing historic sites which have been recorded will be considered. If a historic site has not been recorded previously or an archaeological site is discovered, a review of impacts to them will not be necessary. PLEASE reach out to your US Senators and Representative today and share this with others who understand the importance of history to our communities and culture.
Section 106: Myth vs. Fact savingplaces.org/stories/section-106-myth-vs-fact
More info and how you can help: savingplaces.org/section106
Quick link to your US Senators and Congressional Representative: www.legis.la.gov/legis/findmylegislators.aspx ...
Join the Louisiana Trust for a volunteer work day at Mt. Olive Rosenwald School in northeast Claiborne Parish. Volunteers will help with general cleaning inside the school and/or moving resources into on-site storage.
📆 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM - Noon
📍 Mt. Olive Rosenwald School*
Visit the FB event page, Mt. Olive Volunteer Work Day, or the LTHP website for volunteer registration and to learn more.
➡ LTHP dot ORG > Events > Mt. Olive Volunteer Work Day
Want to help but can't volunteer? Visit our website to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation.
❤ LTHP dot ORG > Our Work > Rosenwald Schools
*Site address will be emailed after registering and before the volunteer work day. ...
2027 nominations for the 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 and 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 are now open.
🏆 Each year, the Louisiana Trust honors individuals, organizations, and businesses for their impactful efforts to save historic places, build pride, and foster engagement in their communities.
✨ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕
𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 - Recognizes an individual, organization, or business that has made significant contributions to the field of historic preservation since entering the profession or serving as a volunteer within the past three years.
𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 - Recognizes an individual or organization that has helped increase public knowledge about, advocated for the preservation of, or has been instrumental in the physical preservation of one or more historic cemeteries in Louisiana.
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🏚️ Since 1999, LTHP has recognized and advocated to save threatened historic sites across the state through the catalog of Louisiana's Most Endangered Places (MEP), calling attention to places that embody our cultural heritage and are in jeopardy of being lost.
To learn more and make a nomination, visit our website:
Awards: LTHP dot ORG > News > Awards
MEP: LTHP dot ORG > Our Work > Most Endangered Places
Nominations will be accepted online through February 8, 2027 at 11:59 PM (CST). ...
Since we shared the news of the collapsed wall at Mt. Olive Rosenwald School last week, there has been meaningful progress toward its preservation.
Volunteers have been hard at work carefully sorting through the debris, salvaging reusable materials, and storing them for use in the school's eventual reconstruction. And thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters, more than $1,800 has already been raised to help stabilize and rebuild this important historic place.
Rosenwald Schools represent a remarkable chapter in American history, helping to expand educational opportunities for Black students throughout Louisiana and across the south beginning in the early 20th century. These schools were made possible through partnerships between the Rosenwald Fund and local Black communities, who contributed their own money, land, labor, and determination to create better educational opportunities for their children.
Mt. Olive is a testament to a community that invested in the future of its children, and to generations of students whose education began within its walls.
We're grateful for everyone who has helped us take these first steps toward saving Mt. Olive Rosenwald School. But there is still work to do. Every donation brings us closer to preserving this irreplaceable historic place.
Visit our website to make a secure donation online or learn where to send your support.
➡ LTHP dot ORG
(Facebook doesn't allow links to be posted anymore so please check our profile for details or contact us with questions; we're happy to help.🙂) ...