HOMER J. DUPUY!
APPLY BY DECEMBER 21, 2026!
PHOTO: RYAN HARRISON (2026 LAUREATE) AT THE CITE INTERNATIONALE DE LA LANGUE FRANÇAISE (MAY 2026)
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Created in 2025 in honor of Dr. Homer J. Dupuy (1913–2005), a lifelong advocate for French in Louisiana, the Homer J. Dupuy Grant Program supports projects that strengthen the presence and visibility of Louisiana’s heritage languages in public life.
The program supports cultural and educational projects that celebrate, document, share, and sustain Louisiana French, Louisiana Creole (Kouri-Vini), and Indigenous languages. From music and film to conferences, archival projects, residencies, and other creative and community-based initiatives, we support the people and institutions keeping Louisiana’s heritage languages alive, visible, and evolving.
Projects must take place in Louisiana (projects based in other states are not eligible). Both individuals and organizations are welcome to apply.
APPLY BY DECEMBER 21, 2026
Application form available here
2026 LAUREATES
$5,000
Ryan Harrison (Composer)
$3,500
The Ho-Minti Society
$2,500
The Institute for Public Ethnomusicology
$1,500
Jermaine Butler (Musician)
$500
The Louisiana Parents for French Immersion
ABOUT
General Charles de Gaulle (left) with Dr. Homer J. Dupuy (right)
New Orleans, 1960.
Dr. Homer J Dupuy (1913-2005) was a renowned medical doctor and civic leader who advocated for Francophone culture in Louisiana.
Dr. Dupuy served as Chair of the visitation committee for General de Gaulle’s visit to New Orleans in 1960 and helped spearhead the installation of the Joan of Arc Statue. He also helped launch the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) in 1968 and oversaw the city of New Orleans’s 250th anniversary celebrations the same year. In 1954, Dr. Dupuy, trained in internal medicine, treated a young Frenchman who turned out to be President Jacques Chirac of France, with whom he maintained a lifelong friendship.
For his efforts, the French government recognized Dr. Dupuy with the title of chevalier and officier of the Legion of Honor, and he also served as the King of Carnival (Rex) in 1963.