Government, Politics & Law
1795 Point Coupee Slave Conspiracy
Enslaved, free Black, and white people planned an insurrection to end slavery in Spanish colonial Louisiana roughly 150 miles north of New Orleans.
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Art
Achille Perelli
Italian-born sculptor Achille Perelli was an active participant in the New Orleans arts scene from 1850 to 1891.
Art
Achille Peretti
A native of Italy, Achille Peretti immigrated to the United States in 1884 following government repression of the First International, a leftist association of socialists and labor leaders to which he belonged.
Music
Alcide Pavageau
Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau was an early jazz guitarist, string bassist, and dancer from New Orleans.
Sports & Recreation
Audrey Patterson-Tyler
Tyler was the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal.
Music
Billie and Dede Pierce
Dede and Billie Pierce were a New Orleans traditional jazz and blues duo who performed at Preservation Hall.
Sports & Recreation
Bob Pettit
When Louisiana's Bob Pettit retired from the National Basketball Association in 1965, he was widely regarded as an all-time great and had earned two Most Valuable Player awards.
Art
C. R. Parker
A Connecticut native, C. R. Parker was working as an artist in Louisiana, where he received a commission for several large portraits for the state capitol.
History
Capture of Bonnie and Clyde
On May 23, 1934, fugitives Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were captured by law enforcement officers in Bienville Parish.
Sports & Recreation
Craig Perret
Louisiana jockey Craig Perret won two Triple Crown races and numerous horse racing awards.
Music
Emanuel Paul
Emanuel Paul was a traditional jazz and brass band saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist from New Orleans.
Government, Politics & Law
Etienne de Périer
From 1727 to 1733 Etienne de Périer governed Louisiana as commandant-general for the Company of the Indies, which held a charter for the development of the Louisiana colony until 1731, and the French Crown.
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