Music
D. L. Menard
D. L. Menard was a popular Cajun Zydeco musician from Lafayette.
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Art
David Rae Morris
David Rae Morris is an art photographer and photojournalist who maintains a home and studio in New Orleans.
Music
Dennis McGee
Dennis McGee was the most influential of all twentieth-century Cajun fiddle players, having directly taught or indirectly influenced three generations of fiddlers.
Music
Dr. John
Dr. John was an important New Orleans-born rhythm and blues singer, composer, and keyboardist.
Government, Politics & Law
Dutch Morial
Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial, the first African American elected mayor of New Orleans, served two terms in office, from 1978 to 1986.
Government, Politics & Law
E. Howard McCaleb
E. Howard McCaleb served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for one year, from 1971 to 1972.
Sports & Recreation
Eddie Morgan
A star athlete at Tulane University, Eddie Morgan played for the New Orleans Pelicans in 1927 before joining the Cleveland Indians.
Government, Politics & Law
Edwin T. Merrick
Edwin T. Merrick served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1855 to 1865.
History
Eleanor McMain
Eleanor McMain was a settlement house worker and progressive reformer in early-twentieth-century New Orleans.
Art
Elemore Morgan Jr.
Elemore Morgan, Jr. was an internationally recognized landscape painter and longtime advocate of the visual and performing arts in Louisiana.
Art
Elemore Morgan Sr.
Photographer Elemore Morgan, Sr., made an important visual record of mid-twentieth-century folkways, rural life, indigenous architecture, and landscapes in Louisiana.
Music
Ellis Marsalis
Modern jazz pianist and leading jazz educator Ellis Marsalis was the patriarch of the musical New Orleans family that includes his sons trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and saxophonist Branford Marsalis, both internationally acclaimed modern jazz artists.
