HOUMA – The Houma Regional Arts Council through the Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding Program has granted $144,569.00 to 38 non-profit organizations in Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John and Terrebonne Parish to support art and cultural programs taking place between October 2005 and September 2006.

Non-profit organizations apply to the Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding Program to receive financial support for art and cultural events that are open to the public.

Call Glenda Toups, contact person for the Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding Program in Region 3 at (985) 873-67367 for more information.

The attached list of organizations in Region 3 received funding.

St. Charles Parish

Louisiana Artist Association – $3,941.00

St. Charles Borromeo School – $2,029.00

St. Charles Art Guild – $2,530.00

River Region Ballet, Inc. – $4,678.00

St. Charles Art Guild – $3,538.00

River Region Ballet, Inc. – $4,331.00

St. James Parish

St. James Parish Council – $3,652.00

St. James Parish Career and Technology Center – $1,850.00

St. James Parish Library – $3,787.00

St. John the Baptist Parish

St. John Theater, Inc. – $6,020.00

St. John the Baptist Parish Library – $1,681.00

St. John Theater, Inc. – $4,580.00

St. Peter School – $4,788.00

LaPlace Elementary School – $1,777.00