The recipient entity's physical address:
           2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA 70119

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA 70119

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Robinolivia G. Vander; Lauren E. Turner; David W. Robinson-Morris

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  2367

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $250,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Lauren Turner Hines, President and Founding Executive Lead, 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA 70119

LaTiffany Taylor, Vice President / Treasurer, c/o 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA 70119

Shamieka Goins, Secretary, c/o 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA 70119

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           On August 25, 2026, the André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice closed on 2541 Bayou Road, the former St. Rose de Lima Church, built in 1914. This request supports three uses over one year: preservation of the 112-year-old historic building, including the bell tower, structural, window and basement repairs identified in a 2025 professional inspection; capital improvement, including replacement of the building's climate control systems; and public cultural access and programming that shares the history this building holds, including the We've Got a Story to Tell immersive tour for Louisiana school groups and the public, and free and low-cost community programming. St. Rose de Lima is where Father Claude Paschal Maistre held the 1863 funeral mass for Captain André Cailloux of the 1st Louisiana Native Guard, one of the defining public gatherings in New Orleans during the Civil War. Together, these uses keep that history standing, safe and open to the public on Bayou Road, one of the oldest corridors in New Orleans.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $55,000
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $10,000
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $105,000
          Operating Services. . . . $30,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $10,000

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          To preserve the historic 1914 former St. Rose de Lima Church and the cultural and narrative history it holds by keeping 2541 Bayou Road open to the public as a living cultural and educational site: preserving the building and its place in Louisiana's history for future generations; making capital improvements, including replacement of the climate control systems, so the building stays safe and open to the public year-round; giving Louisiana students and residents free and low-cost access to Louisiana's history and culture, including the story of Captain André Cailloux, the 1st and 3rd Louisiana Native Guard, and the Bayou Road corridor; and supporting local artists and cultural workers.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          1. Bring at least 1,000 Louisiana students to the We've Got a Story to Tell school tour over the year.

2. Hold public programs at the building year-round, with free or low-cost community access.

3. Pay local artists and cultural workers fairly for this work.

4. Keep the historic building open, safe and accessible to the public during program hours.

5. Report attendance, students served and artist payments to the state at the end of the funding year.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           12 months, state fiscal year July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 N/A
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 N/A

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 N/A

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  N/A

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               N/A

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               N/A

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                N/A

          What is the nature of the relationship?  N/A

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 City of New Orleans, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               The ACC holds two cultural grant agreements with the City of New Orleans, awarded through the New Orleans City Council by Resolutions R-26-376 (Cox) and R-26-375 (Caesars). Both grants fund the Center's Young Griots program, a youth arts and cultural education initiative. Under these agreements, ACC provides program services, including arts instruction, cultural programming and youth engagement, and the City provides grant funding to support them. No goods are sold or purchased under either agreement.


Contact Information
name:  Nasjwa Archie 
                                       address:  2541 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA 70119
                                       phone:  3363656959
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  nasjwa@accneworleans.com
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Assistant to the Executive Director