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Mitch Landrieu: My request to the committee, and I assume the committee's recommendation, will continue funding for the Cane River…

On the recordJuly 12, 2001
My request to the committee, and I assume the committee's recommendation, will continue funding for the Cane River Heritage Area at last year's rate of $400,000 for salaries, expenses and grants and will make available to the Creole Center at Northwestern State University $250,000 to support important research and documentation of Creole culture in Louisiana.
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Mitch Landrieu

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Clarifying funding allocations for cultural heritage and research during a committee discussion.

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