The Ethel &
The Ethel and Herman L. Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies promotes understanding of the city’s history and culture, with an emphasis on civil rights. It supports new scholarship on New Orleans and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and community partnerships that promote public engagement and support the cultural life of the city. Through events programming, public media content, oral histories, and digital humanities projects, the Midlo Center explores and highlights lesser known aspects of the city's past.