1955
Pontchartrain Park
Bartholomew designed the course at Pontchartrain Park — the first municipal golf course in New Orleans built for Black residents — a landmark act of vision and community investment.
Golf Krewe · New Orleans
Empowering the bonds that connect golfers, leaders, and community.
More than a round. A culture in motion.
Align. Connect. Thrive.The Bartholomew Standard
Built on a foundation of vision, enterprise, and community.
Joseph M. Bartholomew was more than a visionary golf‑course designer. He was an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and a builder whose work created opportunity, strengthened community, and set a standard for what becomes possible when we believe in our own future.
Golf Krewe honors that spirit. We build with the same determination. We gather with the same intention. We activate community with the same belief that legacy is created not inherited.
This is the lineage that guides us. This is the entrepreneurial fire behind the Fairway.
Douglass Life Insurance Co. · 1944
The Douglass Life Insurance Company was one of the earliest Black‑owned insurance institutions in Louisiana, created to give Black families access to financial protection and opportunity. This certificate reflects the kind of community‑building entrepreneurship Joseph M. Bartholomew championed throughout his life.
Legacy
The Standard
His legacy is not a monument. It is a method — build with purpose, invest in people, and create the conditions for the next generation to thrive.