Art
Allison "Tootie" Montana
Allison "Tootie" Montana was Big Chief of the Yellow Pocahontas Mardi Gras Indian tribe in New Orleans.
National Endowment for the Arts
Music
Bois Sec Ardoin
Alfonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin was an accomplished Zydeco accordion musician.
Folklife
Canray Fontenot
The music of Creole fiddler Canray Fontenot cuts across a variety of musical genres: Cajun, zydeco, and blues-waltzes, a unique style combining elements of blues and jazz.
Art
Earl Barthé
Earl Barthé was a fifth-generation architectural artisan who created architectural decorative plaster works.
Art
Gladys LeBlanc Clark
Gladys LeBlanc Clark practices the Cajun folk tradition of spinning and weaving brown cotton.
Music
Henry Gray
Henry Gray was a pioneer of the Chicago blues style of piano.
Music
Inez Catalon
Inez Catalon was a Louisiana folk singer who specialized in cantiques, a type of French folk song.
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