Government, Politics & Law
“A Change Is Gonna Come”
Sam Cooke wrote the civil rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” after encountering racial discrimination while on tour in Shreveport.
John Wirt
Music
Alvin Batiste
Jazz clarinetist and composer Alvin Batiste was the highly regarded teacher of many noted jazz musicians.
Amédé Was the King
Creole musician Amédé Ardoin’s legacy
An Ambassador of Louisiana’s French Music
Michael Doucet is the 2026 Humanist of the Year
Bayou Music
Terrebonne and Lafourche parish musicians contributed to Louisiana’s rich musical milieu
Music
Bobby Rush
A dynamic singer, songwriter, and harmonica player from Claiborne Parish, Rush mixes funk, soul, and blues music and won Grammy Awards in his eighties.
Cajun Culture Bearers
Roots of Fire is the LEH Documentary Film of the Year
Music
Danny and Blue Lu Barker
New Orleans’s first couple of jazz.
History
Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall
A rural jazz hall in the early twentieth century, the Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall experienced a revival in the early twenty-first century.
Music
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer was an innovative, influential drummer in New Orleans and Los Angeles.
Business & Industry
Festival International de Louisiane
The festival celebrates southwest Louisiana’s connections to the francophone world.
John Fred and His Playboy Band
Radio staple “Judy in Disguise” has Baton Rouge roots
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