No money in art: UL Lafayette students say funds are being withheld

By: Zeta McCaskill, The Current

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 696

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Building a life-sized deer ain’t cheap. Cotton-batting, wood, steel rods, metal sheets, wire, dye, chemicals, adhesives, paint and sheet metal — the fake fur for Lee Lançon’s collection of zoomorphic sculptures (a bull, a rat, a deer and a dog) alone cost $200.

The sculptures, titled “The Game,” “The Wait,” “The Dance” and “The Comedown,” comprise Lançon’s capstone project in UL Lafayette’s art program and, usually, there would have been funds available to cover the …

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