Architecture
Bousillage
Bousillage, a mixture of clay and straw or Spanish moss used for insulation, is a distinguishing feature of Louisiana's architectural past.
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Music
Brass Bands of New Orleans
The brass band has come to represent the distinctiveness of New Orleans, most notably in the African-American cultural traditions of the jazz funeral and the second line parade.
Art
Bruce Brice
Bruce Brice's street murals in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans helped him earn the first-ever artist's commission for the official poster of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Music
Buckwheat Zydeco
Accordionist Stanley Dural, Jr., was zydeco's most commercially successful performer and an unofficial ambassador of the musical genre and Creole culture. Better known as "Buckwheat Zydeco," Dural helped introduce traditional Creole music to the mainstream.
Music
Buddy Bolden
Cornetist Buddy Bolden was the first documented player of New Orleans jazz.
Architecture
Butler Greenwood Plantation
The Butler Greenwood plantation house is built in the Gothic Revival style, popular in the St. Francisville area.
Sports & Recreation
Calvin Borel
Louisiana's Calvin Borel is the only jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times in a four-year span.
History
Capture of Bonnie and Clyde
On May 23, 1934, fugitives Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were captured by law enforcement officers in Bienville Parish.
Literature
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski came to New Orleans in 1942 on his first cross-country trips and returned to the city many times over the years.
Literature
Cleanth Brooks
Cleanth Brooks, one of the foremost American literary critics of the twentieth century, spent fifteen years as a professor in the English Department at Louisiana State University (LSU).
Literature
Darrell Bourque
Dr. Darrell Bourque was appointed poet laureate of Louisiana by Governor Kathleen Blanco in 2007.
Music
Dave Bartholomew
A longtime pillar of the New Orleans rhythm and blues community, Dave Bartholomew was a trumpeter, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer, bandleader, and astute businessman.
