64 Parishes

Felix Kelly

Artist Felix Kelly spent decades painting in the Deep South, often depicting themes of romanticized declining mansions and steamboats along the Mississippi River.

Filles à la Cassette

The filles à la cassette (translated in English as “casket girls”) is the name given to French girls brought to Louisiana beginning in 1721 to marry colonists already living in the colony.

Florestine Perrault Collins

Florestine Perrault Collins, who began her career at age fourteen, was one of the first professional African American female photographers in the country.

Frank Relle

Frank Relle's nightscape photographs achieved national and international attention after 2005, particularly his images he shot in New Orleans capturing the destruction from the levee failures following Hurricane Katrina.

Franklin Adams

Franklin Adams was a prolific artist and teacher active in New Orleans for more than fifty years. His cross-media works spanned painting, sculpture, illustration, design, and architecture.

Frederich Trenchard

Frederich Trenchard's colorful narrative paintings in watercolor and oil, dubbed "magist" by critics at the time, garnered him enthusiastic recognition in New Orleans art circles in the 1970s.

Gene Koss

Koss founded Tulane University's glass studio in 1977, thus ushering the art-glass movement into New Orleans.

George Schmidt

George Schmidt is a New Orleans painter and musician whose paintings can be found at Generations Hall and the Inter-Continental Hotel.

Governors of Louisiana

This is a complete list of the governors of Louisiana, their terms, and links to biographical entries.

Hallelujah, Mahalia!

Ida Guillory

"Queen Ida" Guillory and her Bon Temps Zydeco Band have toured nationally and internationally. Guillory has also published a popular cookbook, "Cookin' with Queen Ida."

Interview: Pat Mire

An interview with Pat Mire as he celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of his landmark documentary, Dance for a Chicken