Founders Ball

November 22, 2024

Thank you all for being a part of a very special night celebrating George Rodrigue and the opening of “Rodrigue | Before the Blue Dog.”

A special thank you to: 2024 Honoree Bill Goldring, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, Honorary Co-Chairs Jacques and Mallory Page Rodrigue and Andre Rodrigue, Co-Chairs Jayson and Paris Neill Seidman, the members of the Host Committee, State Museum Director Becky Mackie, Curator Joyce Miller, Ben Dupuy and the LMF Board, and all of our vendors and staff who make Founders Ball possible.

We would especially like to thank our generous sponsors, patrons, and donors. It is because of you that we are able to make exhibitions like this come to life.

“Rodrigue | Before the Blue Dog” is on view until September 28, 2025. View additional details about the exhibition here.

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

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.