Fiddler and cultural historian Ron Yule will be named a Louisiana Tradition Bearer by the Louisiana Folklife Commission and honored at a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19 ,in the Magale Recital Hall on the campus of Northwestern State University. The Recital Hall is in the Creative and Performing Annex located at 140 Central Avenue.
The event will take place as the keynote at the 16th Annual Louisiana Studies Conference to be held in the Creative and Performing Arts Complex. Presentation sessions will begin on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and run until 4:45 p.m.
Serving as Folklife Ambassadors for the Louisiana Folklife Commission, Dr. Shane Rasmussen, professor of English and director of the Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University, and Dr. Susan Roach, professor emerita of English and folklore at Louisiana Tech University, will honor Yule at the event.