Lula Ameen was born in Raceland, Louisiana and earned a B.A and M.A at Nicholls State University while teaching art at Raceland High School and Raceland Junior High. She then taught at Nicholls for 17 years, and their art gallery is named in her honor. She is known for her delicate and evocative watercolors of New Orleans. Sources include:Nicholls Archives, https://nichollsarchives.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/202