Government, Politics & Law
Robert Maestri
Robert Maestri was mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and became a powerful crony to fraternal governors Huey Long and Earl Long.
Glen Jeansonne
Music
Van Cliburn
Pianist Harvey Lavan “Van” Cliburn, Jr. established the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which has become one of the best-known classical music contests in the United States.
Government, Politics & Law
William Charles Cole Claiborne
William Charles Cole Claiborne was the first territorial and state governor of Louisiana in its transitional years from the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 to statehood in 1812.
Government, Politics & Law
Willie Rainach
Politician Willie Rainach was one of Louisiana's most vigorous opponents of desegregation.
Government, Politics & Law
Zachary Taylor
President Zachary Taylor, a shrewd businessman and land speculator, owned a plantation near Baton Rouge that he called home after the 1820s.
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