History
Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop
Felipe Enrique Neri, although deceptive about his own lineage, nevertheless played an important role in the settlement of the Ouachita Valley in northeast Louisiana.
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Art
Francisco Bernard
Like many painters of his time, Francisco Bernard spent the winters in New Orleans and traveled as an itinerant portrait painter during the summer.
Art
Fritz Bultman
The art and life of Fritz Bultman evolved in three of the most vital American art centers of the twentieth century: New Orleans, New York City, and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Music
Gatemouth Brown
Though described as a blues guitarist, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown embraced a variety of music genres and musical instruments, including the violin, viola, mandolin, mandola, harmonica, and drums.
Literature
Hamilton Basso
New Orleans-born Hamilton Basso was an influential novelist and journalist, as well as part of the southern literary renaissance.
Art
Harriet Blum
Covington photographer Harriet Blum has created a large body of painterly photographs of Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast landscapes.
Music
Henry Butler
Blind since his birth in New Orleans, Henry Butler transcended life in the public housing projects to earn advanced music degrees and become a respected pianist and vocalist.
Architecture
Hotel Bentley
For the first sixty years of its existence, the Hotel Bentley was the social hub of Alexandria.
Art
Ivy Billiot
A member of the United Houma Nation, Ivy Billiot is a self-taught woodcarver who creates colorful, meticulously rendered fish, birds, reptiles, and other wildlife out of native Louisiana woods.
Art
Jacqueline Bishop
New Orleans painter Jacqueline Bishop has created a body of work that has taken her from Louisiana swamplands to Latin American rainforests.
Music
James Booker
James Carroll Booker III was a distinctive New Orleans pianist who mixed gospel, boogie-woogie, blues, traditional and modern jazz, and classical music into a unique and breathtaking sound.
Music
James Burton
James Burton (born August 21, 1939) is one of the most highly respected and prolific guitarists in contemporary popular music.
