Architecture
Audubon State Historic Site
During John James Audubon’s four month tenure at Oakley Plantation as tutor to Eliza Pirrie, he produced thirty-two of his bird paintings.
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Art
Auseklis Ozols
Artist and teacher Auseklis founded the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts in 1978.
Government, Politics & Law
Charles A. O'Niell
Charles A. O'Niell served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1922 to 1949.
Music
Dave Oxley
Dave Oxley was a traditional jazz and early rhythm and blues drummer from New Orleans.
Art
George Ohr
George Ohr was known for his eccentric personality and the wild and exaggerated pottery that he sold at his studio on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Music
Joseph "King" Oliver
Pioneering jazz trumpet and cornet player and band leader "King"; Oliver played an instrumental role in popularizing jazz outside of New Orleans and was an important mentor in the life of Louis Armstrong.
Music
Kid Ory
Trombonist and bandleader Kid Ory, a pioneer of the traditional New Orleans Jazz style, played a key role in the New Orleans Revival of the 1940s.
History
Lee Harvey Oswald
New Orleans-born Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly assassinated President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Architecture
Oak Alley Plantation
The 800-foot-long allée of live oak trees leading from the river to the columned house constitutes one of the most familiar and evocative images of Louisiana's grand plantation houses.
Architecture
Oaklawn Manor Plantation
Oaklawn Manor, on Bayou Teche, was originally owned by Irish-born lawyer Alexander Porter whose ancestry gave this area the name Irish Bend.
8.12 f. Oil and Gas Industry in Louisiana
While the oil and gas industry has helped grow Louisiana’s economy, it has also created significant environmental challenges.
Business & Industry
Oil and Gas Industry in Louisiana
The oil and gas industry has been a dominant economic engine in Louisiana for well over a century.
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