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UL's Ecotourism Assists in Creation of Bayou Paddling Trail  The Independent 
Acadiana Book Festival this Saturday  Advertiser 
'What Can't Be Lost', UL Press's Latest Title  Times Picayne 
UL's James Wilson on the Cajuns & the Oil Spill  Christian Science Monitor 

Alum Martin is Head of Louisiana Studies

Louisiana.edu on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:51

Dr. Michael S. Martin has been named director of the Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana. As director, Martin will also manage the Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism and the University of Louisiana Press.

The Forgotten Story of Louisiana's Dried Shrimp Industry

La Louisiane on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 15:03

For more than 100 years, Chinese and Filipino immigrants and their descendants harvested and processed shrimp along the Louisiana coast. Their story does not appear in the pages of any history book — yet. But because UL scholar Dr. Carl Brasseaux is helping document the details of their day-to-day existence, their story will not be lost.

LEH Receives Rivers Prize from UL's Center for LA Studies

Submitted Article on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 11:53

The Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana recently announced that it will present the 2010 James William Rivers Prize for Louisiana Studies to the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities for its 'longtime contributions to a vast array of fields related to Louisiana studies through its programming initiatives and financial support.'

University of Louisiana Press Book Sale

Submitted Article on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 12:10

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press will host a Holiday Book Sale on Tuesday, December 15 from 5pm to 7pm at the UL Alumni Center.

UL Press Publishes 'Last Days of Last Island'

Submitted Article on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 12:50

Native of Louisiana, Bill Dixon, tells the account of the hurricane of 1856 in his first book recently published by the UL Press, Last Days of Last Island.

UL Dominates LEH Awards

ultoday.com Staff on Sat, 01/17/2009 - 11:20

UL faculty and organizations win three LEH Annual Awards; Barry Ancelet wins Humanist of the year, the sixth UL faculty member to win the prestigious recognition. Charles Richard and the Friends of the Humanities are also recognized.

Historian Carl Brasseaux Selected for Yale Fellowship

Submitted Article on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 10:51

Other research fellows were drawn from Harvard University and Cambridge University.

New Title, UL Press: Riding on the Ether Express

ultoday.com Staff on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 13:39

The Center for Louisiana Studies publishes the newest title in its lineup: UL alumnus' Dave Pierce's Riding on the Ether Express, about his experiences in theatre with the Pasadena Playhouse, and in radio as Rock 'n' Roll shifted to FM broadcasting. Pierce worked for what was the #1 FM station in the Los Angeles market, along with celebrites such as Dr. Demento, Harry Shearer, & Charles Laquidara.

Cajun & Creole Folklorist Barry Ancelet

ultoday.com Staff on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 07:26

Barry Ancelet talks about the Cajun & Zydeco music collection assembled in The Center for Acadian and Creole Folklore Archives, the innovative aspect of Cajun & Creole culture, and how UL has benefited from and built upon that creative spirit.

Interview with Fabrice Leroy

ultoday.com Staff on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 08:23

Fabrice Leroy is an expert on Belgian Literature and comics, and is Chair of the Department of Modern Foreign Languages. ultoday.com spoke with him recently.