Southeast Louisiana Historical Association meeting scheduled
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – The Southeast Louisiana Historical Association will hold its annual
meeting Aug. 24. Scheduled in the Hammond Regional Arts Center, 217 E. Thomas St.,
the meeting will focus on the period of Spanish governance of Southeast Louisiana
and the surrounding Gulf South region. Guest speaker for the meeting is Jennifer Levin
from the University of Virginia.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with refreshments and a meet and greet social hour. Dinner,
catered by Tope’ La Restaurant, will be served at 6:30 p.m. Levin’s presentation will
follow dinner with more refreshments and conversation.
As part of the meeting, Southeastern Louisiana University Professor of Marketing
Michael Budden will be introduced as the new J.Y. Sanders Research Scholar. His research
focuses on Civil War operations near Spanish Fort, Ala.
Dues for the coming year are $25 per person, and they include admission and dinner
at the annual meeting, along with the association’s post-pandemic revived scholarly
journal, Southeast Louisiana Review, and the annual newsletter, The Centerpiece. Member
spouses may attend the meeting and dinner at a discounted rate of $10. Non-member
participation in the dinner/meeting is $15 per person. All current and prospective
members are encouraged to attend and bring a guest.
Registrations will be accepted at the door the evening of the event, but interested
parties are encouraged to register in advance by contacting the Center for Southeast
Louisiana Studies at Southeastern at (985) 549-2151 or email selahistory@southeastern.edu.
