Grant to help restore Louisiana-Lafayettes oldest building

The National Endowment for the Humanities will provide up to $125,000 to help restore the oldest building at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

The Center for Louisiana Studies must raise another $375,000 over the next four years to get the full amount, Director Joshua Caffery said in a news release earlier this month.

“The Roy House is over 100 years old, and we want to make sure it’s here in another 100 years. We’re thankful and honored that the NEH has chosen to support our efforts to bring the Center for Louisiana Studies to this prominent, historic building,” Caffery said.

The center began restoring the Roy House last year. It was built in 1901 by landowner, businessman and Lafayette Parish School Board member J. Arthur Roy, and is the only university building on the National Register of Historic Places.