To honor celebrated Louisiana writer Ernest Gaines, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation presents one of the most prestigious literary prizes given to Black American writers, the Ernest J. Gaines Award for ...

Fifty years ago this year, on Jan. 31, 1974, CBS premiered a film adaptation of “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” which became the most-watched television movie in history. The production, ...

A dedicated storyteller who centered Black lives in the deep South, the award-winning author of “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” gave voice to the frequently silenced. Colorlines is the ...

Gaines reminisces about growing up on a plantation and reflects on a successful career. Author and Louisiana native Ernest J. Gaines gave an immortal voice to the people of his early life through his ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A 400-year-old oak tree tied to one of Louisiana’s most celebrated authors is being recognized once again as a living piece of history. Community leaders and ...

A bill to rename part of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway has passed the ...

Ernest Gaines, author of “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has been honored by the issuing of a U.S. postal stamp bearing his picture. Gaines who died three years ago in his hometown of Oscar, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill that would dedicate a portion of a highway in Pointe Coupee Parish to honor author Ernest Gaines heads to the House. SB 104 passed in the Senate with 37 ...

NEW ROADS, La. (AP) — Authorities are looking for a stolen sign marking a centuries-old tree that inspired Louisiana author Ernest Gaines. The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office said the historical ...