Founders Ball
SAVE THE DATE
Experience an unforgettable evening at the historic Cabildo on Jackson Square at the 2024 Founders Ball on November 22, 2024 which will open a new exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum entitled Rodrigue: Before The Blue Dog.
Begin the night with our Patron Party from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. with a special presentation recognizing 2024 Founders Ball Honoree Bill Goldring, followed by the Founders Ball Gala from 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Don your best black tie, elegant white or “Blue Dog” blue ensemble to help us celebrate Rodrigue’s legacy and Louisiana’s rich Cajun cultural and artistic heritage.
Eat, Drink and Forget the Blues (detail), 1971/1991 by George Rodrigue, Courtesy of George Godfrey Rodrigue, Jr. Family Trust.
Special Thanks To Our Hosts & Partners
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Bill Goldring
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Jacques & Mallory Page Rodrigue
Andre Rodrigue
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Jayson & Paris Neill Seidman
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Stirling Barrett & Caroline Crumley
Bill Brockschmidt & Richard Dragisic
Renee Carrere
James Carville & Mary Matalin
Mary Cavanaugh
Cayman & Sarah Clevenger
Dorothy Clyne
Courtney Coleman
Jim Cook
Jeremy Corkern
Paul & Sara Ruffin Costello
Tim & Mary Coulon
Jason Dore
Cindy Dore
Jim Dotson
Ben & Sweet Dupuy
Will Erickson & Philips Wood
Collin Ferguson
Wayne Fernandez
Ken Fulk & Kurt Wootton
Anne Gauthier
Cherie Gauthier & Kevin Lirette
Chad Graci & Collin Magee
Jessie Haynes
Randy & Daynese Haynie
Ryan & Alana Haynie
Dayna Haynie
Philip & Jane Scott Hodges
Andrew Lamar Hopkins
Ross & Diane Keogh
Diane Sustendal Labouisse
Walt & Danielle Leger
Paul Leaman & Marilyn Dittmann
Robert & Danielle LeBlanc
Seth Levine & Alexa Pulitzer
James Michalopoulos
Louis Michot
Randy & Cherry Morris
Garrison & Amy Neill
Garner & Permele Robinson
James & Tia Roddy
Veronica Rodrigue-Redman
Scott Schlesinger & Marjorie McKeithen
Henry & Pat Shane
Mackie & Sandi Shilstone
David & Rachael Slaughter
Hunt Slonem
Bruce Smith
Matt & CeCe Stuller
Dr. Lee & Suzie Terrell
Dr. Blake & Nicole Williamson
Ron Yager
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Louisiana Museum Foundation
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Jeremy Corkern
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Sazerac / Goldring Family Foundation
St. Augustine High School / Aulston Taylor
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Mary L. Cavanaugh
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Anonymous
Eisner Amper LLP
First Horizon Bank
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Co.
The Helis Foundation
Life and Legacy Foundation / Wendy Rodrigue Magnus
James and Tia Roddy
Henry and Pat Shane
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The Robert L. and Elizabeth C. Alexander Family Fund
Anne Atkinson
Murray and Caroline Calhoun
Renee F. Carrere
Dorothy M. Clyne
Ganza / Ashley O'Neill and Charlotte Tobin
The Wendell and Anne Gauthier Family Foundation
Hancock Whitney Bank / Scott Cunningham
Haynie Family Foundation
Sandra Herman
Jones Walker LLP / Bill Hines / Marjorie McKeithen
Diane Sustendal Labouisse
New Orleans and Co. / Walt Leger and Kevin Ferguson
Ochsner Health
Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Community Fund
Don Sanders
Rodrigue Studios
Sonny and Laura Shields
Jerome and Melissa Steiner
The Stuller Family Foundation
Dr. Lee and Suzie Terrell
The Zetzmann Family Foundation
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Philip and Jane Scott Hodges
Humana
MATEM Foundation
The John W. and Bertie Murphy Deming Foundation
The Neill Family
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Ms. E. Tiffany Adler
Ken Barnes and Roger Ogden
Stirling Barrett and Caroline Crumley
Ralph and Susan Brennan
Bill Brockschmidt and Richard Dragisic
Jeff Bromberger and Lesli Harris
Buzzy and Joey Brown
Ryan and Stephanie Burks
Kim and Helen Butcher
CAPTRUST New Orleans / Brian Fitzpatrick
Cayman and Sarah Clevenger
Courtney Coleman
Crescent Sterling, Ltd. Howard Thompson
Richard Dragisic
Ben and Sweet Dupuy
Kathleen Edmundson
William Erickson and Philips Wood
Semmes and Catherine Favrot
Doug and Caroline Finegan
Dr. Michelle Carr Frank
Pam Davis Friedler
Ken Fulk and Kurt Wooten
Ryan Goottee General Contractors, LLC
Valerie Grubb
Dana M. Hansel
Gregory Holt
Noel and Maria Johnson
Terri Lacy
Jay and Sally Lapeyre
Lucas Financial
Paul Leaman, Jr. and Marilyn Dittman
Denise Morse
Ashley Porter
Eugene Priestley
Seth Levine and Alexa Pulitzer
Edmund and Anne Redd
Garner and Permele Robinson
Mackie and Sandy Shilstone
Solomon Group Entertainment, LLC
Gary Solomon
Rivers Spencer
Aulston and Sevetri Taylor
Kevin and Fern Watters
Where y'Art Works / Collin Ferguson and Catherine Todd
Christopher Wise
Williamson Eye Center
Dr. And Mrs. Blake Williamson
Yazoo Restorations
About Founders Ball
The Founders Ball is the annual fundraising gala benefiting the Louisiana Museum Foundation. Funds raised from this annual event support the creation and opening of prolific exhibitions such as in most recent years Creole New Orleans, Honey! The Art of Andrew Lamar Hopkins, Hunt Slonem: A Retrospective and Rodrigue: Before The Blue Dog, and will help fund related educational programming throughout the year long exhibition for all ages, from field trips for K-12 schools groups to adult education classes.