Government, Politics & Law
Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's first woman governor, served during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Blanco faced extreme criticism of her handling of the disaster.
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Sports & Recreation
Leon Barmore
Before his retirement in 2002, basketball coach Leon Barmore led the Lady Techsters from Louisiana Tech University to nine Final Four appearances.
History
Lindy Boggs
Lindy Boggs was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana.
Art
Lynda Benglis
Born in Lake Charles, Lynda Benglis is an internationally renowned sculptor who is famous for her innovations in both materials and artistic process.
Music
Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball, a blues and swamp-rock pianist and singer, grew-up in the small town of Vinton.
Government, Politics & Law
Martin Behrman
Martin Behrman was the longest serving mayor in New Orleans history.
Sports & Recreation
Marty Burke
Louisiana professional boxer Marty Burke was Jack Dempsey' sparring partner.
Art
Melissa Bonin
Lafayette painter Melissa Bonin paints landscapes, she says, "that permit me to sit on the edge of abstraction and reality." The painter's interest in abstraction began with her studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Art
Michael Book
Photographer Michael Book's work ranges in character from observations of the details in everyday life to sweeping landscapes.
Art
Native American Basketry
A hallmark of southeastern Indian societies, cane basketry traditions persist in fewer than ten contemporary tribal communities in the southeastern United States, including three in Louisiana.
History
New Orleans Blue Books
Blue Books is the common name given to the various published directories of female prostitutes and houses of prostitution in Storyville, New Orleans' legally designated red-light district.
Government, Politics & Law
Newton Blanchard
Attorney Newton Crain Blanchard served as one of Louisiana's representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives (1880-1893), an associate justice in the Louisiana State Supreme Court (1897-1904) and governor of the state (1904-1908).
