Art
Sister Gertrude Morgan
In 1939 Sister Gertrude Morgan moved to New Orleans, where she became a missionary and street evangelist. Music, poetry, and art were the primary tools of her ministry.
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Music
Slim Harpo
Baton Rouge guitarist, singer, and harmonica player James "Slim Harpo" Moore, one of the last traditional blues musicians to achieve pop success, was an important influence on many 1960s rock bands.
Music
The Meters
The Meters played a key role in defining the funk musical genre in the early 1970s.
Art
Theodore Sydney Moise
In the 1840s Theodore Sydney Moise moved to New Orleans, where he operated a successful portrait studio for decades.
Government, Politics & Law
Thomas C. Manning
Thomas C. Manning served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1877 to 1880.
Government, Politics & Law
Thomas Overton Moore
Thomas Overton Moore served as the fourteenth governor of Louisiana, leading the state through much of the Civil War.
Art
Wallace Merritt
Photographer Wallace Merritt's black-and-white images, whether still life or portrait, carry the high drama of film noir framing and lighting.
Art
William Lee Moreland
William Moreland played a significant role in advancing the evolution of contemporary art in Louisiana's Acadiana region.
Literature
Wilmer Mills
Wilmer Mills was a poet deeply rooted in the rural Protestant culture of the Plains, an area located between St. Francisville and Baton Rouge.
Music
Wynton Marsalis
New Orleans-born trumpeter, composer, and jazz educator Wynton Marsalis is an accomplished musician, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and internationally acclaimed cultural icon.
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