PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2022

CVB Contact: Alana Cooper
Phone: 318.387.5691
E-mail: acooper@monroe-westmonroe.org

Ralph Calhoun Wins Louisiana Museum Career Professional Award

Monroe-West Monroe, LA – Ralph Calhoun, Director of Biedenharn Museum & Gardens, won the Louisiana Museum Career Professional Award at the Louisiana Association of Museums Annual Conference & Meeting Luncheon on September 12th.

This award recognizes a Louisiana museum employee for their commitment, exemplary and distinguished achievement, professionalism, and sustained contribution to the museum field with over 20 years of service. Calhoun has over 30 years of experience working in the museum industry and has worked for the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens for over 24 years.

“We are so fortunate to have Ralph Calhoun in our community promoting and developing the Biedenharn Museum and Gardens. His wealth of knowledge and creative mind have helped to drive visitation to Ouachita Parish for not only his museum, but all our museums. He is a forward thinker who is always striving to find reasons to increase visitors to our area for an excellent experience learning about the bottlers of Coca-Cola, gardening, and the Bible Museum,” said Alana Cooper, Discover Monroe-West Monroe President and CEO.

For more information, contact Discover Monroe-West Monroe at 318-387-5691 or the Biedenharn Museum and Gardens at 318-387-5281.

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Discover Monroe-West Monroe promotes Ouachita Parish as a destination for leisure travel, conventions, meetings, and sporting events creating a positive economic impact for our local community through increased visitor spending and sales tax collections. For more information about Discover Monroe-West Monroe, visit www.monroe-westmonroe.org.