GALA!
LA NUIT AMÉRICAINE
MAY 8, 2026
PITOT HOUSE
LA NUIT AMÉRICAINE!
FRIDAY MAY 8, 2026
6:00 9:00 PM
PITOT HOUSE
We can’t wait to celebrate our fifth anniversary with a special gala—La Nuit Américaine—on Friday, May 8, 2026, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, at the historic Pitot House along Bayou St. John.
In just five years, an extraordinary world has emerged, and we are still in awe of what we have built.
We are proud to have collaborated with leading institutions, including the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Mellon Foundation. With their support, we have opened our cultural center in the heart of the French Quarter and brought to life original films, albums, publications, and exhibitions—alongside grant and scholarship programs.
We do all of this because we hold a simple belief: that Louisiana’s French and Creole cultures deserve to be seen. From this conviction, we are proud to have presented our work at leading national and international institutions, including the United Nations, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Cannes Film Festival. We are equally committed to empowering our communities, and we have already redistributed more than $750,000 in support of local cultural initiatives.
None of this would have been possible without your support, and we look forward to raising a glass with you to celebrate this wonderful aventure—and start writing the futur.
PATRONS’ PARTY
Nous
602 Toulouse St
New Orleans
Patrons at the $500 level and above will be warmly invited to our Patrons’ Party on May 5, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm for a special preview of our new exhibition, Becoming Louisiana: Shifting Borders.
We’ll have champagne and some surprises!
Dress Code: Business Casual
LE GALA!
Pitot House
1440 Moss St
New Orleans
Set in the gardens of the Pitot House—built in 1799 and overlooking Bayou St. John—the gala unfolds as an elegant spring evening, where past, present, and future meet as one.
Cuisine from some of New Orleans’s most celebrated restaurants, including Brennan’s, champagne toasts, oysters, and Belgian waffles, will be served under the night sky.
The evening will also feature performances by Mélange Dance Company, a 2025 laureate of Nous’s Le Lab cultural accelerator. With our support, their acclaimed production of Love Letters of WWII will be presented at the Library of Congress on September 10, 2026—an echo of this night, carried forward from New Orleans to the heart of our nation.
Une nuit louisianaise. Une nuit américaine.
Dress Code: Garden Cocktail Attire (Jackets Optional)
TICKETS
Tickets are available now! We have different categories, ranging from $100 to $20,000. All patrons will be recognized in our cultural center and on our website for the next year!
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$20,000 Le Grand Mécène
20 Tickets
Presenting Sponsor
Invitation to patrons’ party
Krewe de Nous* membership
Naming rights for one of our rooms$10,000 Le Fondateur
12 Tickets
Co-presenting Sponsor
Invitation to patrons’ party
Krewe de Nous* membership
Naming rights for one of our rooms$5,000 L’Ambassadeur
8 Tickets
Invitation to patrons’ party
Krewe de Nous* membership$2,000 Le Partenaire
6 Tickets
Invitation to patrons’ party
Krewe de Nous* membership$1,000 Le Confident
4 Tickets
Invitation to patrons’ party$500 Le Bon Ami
2 Tickets
Invitation to patrons’ party$150 L’Ami
1 Ticket
$250 for 2 tickets
$100/ticket (35 and under)
MERCI!
An evening presented by Peggy Floyd, with the generous support of our corporate and institutional sponsors: Charles Schwab, L’Union Française, Brennan’s, Pitot House, La Fondation Louisiane, New Orleans 100/Gambel Communications, and the French Quarter Journal.
LE GRAND MÉCÈNE ($20,000+)
Peggy Floyd • James Douglas Hislop
LE FONDATEUR ($10,000)
Ann & Gregory Tilton
L’AMBASSADEUR ($5,000)
Nicolle & Robert McGuiness • Denise & Jerry St Pierre
LE PARTENAIRE ($2,000)
Andrea & Jeffrey Huseman
LE CONFIDENT ($1,000)
Nathan Chapman & Dennis Alonzo • Anne Gauthier • Janice Greene • Annie Irvin & Kaare Egedahl • Anne Normann
LE BON AMI ($500)
Hugo & Eliana Chanez • Jon Kerry Clayon & Paige Royer • Etosha McGee • John & Patty Elstrott • Betsie Gambel • Alexandra Hude • John Pecorino • Christian Vardaman • Cassie Worley
L’AMI ($150)
Johnette Arendt Spellman • Bruce Barnes • Jessé Bateman • Bryan Batt & Tom Cianfichi • Taylor Billings • Leah Boyer • William Buckingham • Sophia Germer & Cassius Nielsen • Samuel Fischman • Karley Frankic • Doron Klemer • Alexandre LeBlanc • Anthony Marino • Joseph Mistrot • Benjamin Morrison • Hannah Rogers • Biz Thomas • Claire Thriffiley • Ann Marshall & Gregory Tilton • Elizabeth Tilton & Michael Karam • Preston Valois • Pierre & Suzie Villere • Teresa Wilkinson • Lance Zaal
