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.
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Art
David Butler
Well known in for his audaciously decorated home and lawn, David Butler fashioned whimsical, brightly painted assemblages from salvaged roofing tin to become one of the twentieth century's most widely collected self-taught artists.
Music
Dewey Balfa
Dewey Balfa was a Cajun musician and cultural activist who emerged in the 1970s as an effective spokesman for the grassroots Cajun identity movement.
Art
Douglas Bourgeois
Douglas Bourgeois is a Louisiana painter, collage artist, and sculptor known for his intimately scaled, highly detailed, and meticulously crafted works.
Government, Politics & Law
E. A. Burke
Edward Austin Burke, known as Major E. A. Burke, was a Louisiana politician during the Reconstruction era.
Art
E. J. Bellocq
Photographer E. J. Bellocq gained fame after his death for his portraits of prostitutes in Storyville.
Art
Earl Barthé
Earl Barthé was a fifth-generation architectural artisan who created architectural decorative plaster works.
Art
Edmund Brewster
Edmund Brewster arrived in New Orleans from Philadelphia in 1819 and was recognized immediately as a talented young artist.
Government, Politics & Law
Edward Bermudez
Edward Bermudez served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1880 to 1892.
History
Ella Brennan
Ella Brennan was the matriarch of the family that owns many restaurants in New Orleans, including Commander's Palace.
Music
Emile Barnes
Emile Barnes was a ragtime, early jazz, and brass band clarinetist from New Orleans, perhaps best remembered for his distinctive, blues-inflected sound and performance style.
History
Emy-Lou Biedenharn
Emy-Lou Biedenharn was a noted opera singer and philanthropist from Monroe.
