64 Parishes

Bill Dodd

Lieutenant governor Bill Dodd was a pivotal figure in the "Tidelands Dispute," the war of wills between state and federal authorities over offshore drilling revenue.

Chep Morrison

DeLesseps "Chep" Morrison was best known for his opposition to the powerful Long family in Louisiana.

David Duke

David Duke is a polarizing, outspoken advocate of white supremacy whose political campaigns in the 1980s and early 1990s put a modern-day face on the image of racism in the United States.

Jimmie Davis: The Sunshine Governor

Jimmy Swaggart

Called the "King of Honky Tonk Heaven" by Newsweek in 1982, Ferriday's Jimmy Swaggart was America's most popular televangelist in the 1980s.

Leander Perez

Corrupt democratic politician Leander Perez Sr., a staunch segregationist, served as a district judge, district attorney, and president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council.

Leander Perez

Corrupt democratic politician Leander Perez Sr., a staunch segregationist, served as a district judge, district attorney, and president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council.

Madam C. J. Walker

Madam C. J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, founded a successful hair-care business that eventually employed more than three thousand people.

Madam C. J. Walker

Born in Delta, Louisiana, in 1867, hair care and cosmetics mogul Madam C. J. Walker was the first African American millionaire.

Mickey Gilley

Singer Mickey Gilley's top-10 hits placed him among the most successful country music recording artists in the 1970s and 1980s.

P. G. T. Beauregard

P. G. T. Beauregard, born in St. Bernard Parish in 1818, was among the first prominent generals of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

P. G. T. Beauregard

Louisiana native Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a prominent Confederate general.