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January 23rd, 2023
Ceremony for the Ernest J. Gaines Commemorative Forever Stamp
Attend the U.S. Postal Service's Ernest J. Gaines Forever Stamp first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony.... Read More ➝
October 24th, 2022
Ernest J. Gaines to appear on postage stamp that will be issued in January
Ernest J.... Read More ➝
October 19th, 2020
8th Annual Gaines Lecture Series
On Thursday, October 29, the Ernest J. Gaines Center will host its 8th Annual Gaines Lecture Series at 5:00 p.m.... Read More ➝
October 6th, 2020
A Memorial for Dr. Ernest J. Gaines
Join this virtual event on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friends, colleagues, and scholars of Dr.... Read More ➝
October 5th, 2020
2020 Mount Zion Cemetery Clean-Up (Cancelled)
The annual Mount Zion Cemetery Clean-Up is cancelled this year. ... Read More ➝
January 30th, 2020
"Gather at the River: A Tribute to Ernest J. Gaines"
Baton Rouge, La. -- The Louisiana Center for the Book at the State Library of Louisiana will celebr... Read More ➝
November 5th, 2019
UL Lafayette's First Writer-In-Residence, Professor Emeritus Dr. Ernest J. Gaines Passes Away
On November 5, 2019, Dr. Ernest J. Gaines peacefully passed away at his home in the presence of his wife, Mrs.... Read More ➝
September 30th, 2019
2019 Mount Zion Cemetery Clean Up
The annual Mount Zion Cemetery Clean Up will take place on October 26, 2019.... Read More ➝
September 30th, 2019
7th Annual Gaines Lecture Series
(Lafayette, LA)-- Acclaimed Southern author and scholar, Dr. Trudier Harris will deliver the Annual Ernest J.... Read More ➝
August 22nd, 2019