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KATRINA RESOURCES - CULTURE TO CULTURE
Statements from Cultural Leaders
Resources to Help the Cultural Sector
Status of Various Arts and Culture Organizations
Alabama
Alabama Arts
Louisiana
Louisiana Division of the Arts
- Audubon Nature Institute (New Orleans)
According to the Associated Press, “most of the saltwater and freshwater fish at the New Orleans facility were lost. Sea otters, penguins, raptors and a white alligator were saved.”
- Confederate Memorial Hall (New Orleans) Escaped flooding
- Longue Vue House & Gardens (New Orleans) Significant Tree Damage
- Louisiana Children’s Museum
- Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Season Cancelled
Birmingham News Quote from NEA Chairman, Dana Gioia about the Louisiana Philharmonic and its home, the Orpheum Theatre
“A recent report said that culture is the second largest industry in Louisiana, after oil,” says Gioia. “(Louisiana Philharmonic) musicians are out of work. Many have lost their instruments. The theater is not usable, and the scores have probably been lost. It has an economic impact because of the restaurants, the parking lots, the hotels, everything around there. You have a domino effect.”
- Louisiana State Museum
National Landmark Complex that operates five French Quarter properties:
- The Cabildo
- Presbytere
- 1850 House
- Old U.S. Mint
- Madame John’s Legacy
Suffered wind damage, escaped flooding
- National D-Day Museum (New Orleans) Limited losses
- New Orleans Museum of Art
Lost Kenneth Snelson sculpture “Virlane Tower” valued at $500,000
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art (New Orleans) Associated Press reports “museum is in good shape”
- Orpheum Theatre (New Orleans)
Home of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra – closed
- Preservation Hall (New Orleans) Closed indefinitely
Mississippi
Mississippi Arts Commission
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