Architecture
Public Works Administration Architecture
The Public Works Administration projects in Louisiana during the Great Depression include numerous courthouses, university buildings, and Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
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Sports & Recreation
Robert Parish
Shreveport native Robert Parish was the calm, collected, confident center on the Boston Celtics NBA championship teams in the 1980s.
Government, Politics & Law
Ruffin Pleasant
As governor of Louisiana from 1916 until 1920, Democrat Ruffin G. Pleasant oversaw Louisiana’s efforts during World War I (1914-1918).
Music
Sammy Penn
Traditional jazz drummer and vocalist Sammy Penn played with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on tour and in New Orleans.
History
Sister Helen Prejean
Sister Helen Prejean is an anti-death penalty advocate in New Orleans and the author of "Dead Man Walking."
4.19 b.–d. Understanding Prehistoric Louisiana
By studying artifacts, archaeologists know that people were in Louisiana at least 13,000 years ago.
Art
Victor Pierson
Few details are known about the life of British-born hunting, landscape, and portrait painter Victor Pierson, who appears on the New Orleans city directories in the late nineteenth century.
Literature
Walker Percy
Walker Percy incorporated the culture and traditions of Louisiana in particular, and the South in general, into his literary work.
Sports & Recreation
Willie Pastrano
Willie Pastrano made his professional boxing debut in 1951 after lying about his age to secure a license.
History
Willie Piazza
Willie Piazza was one of the most successful madams in the Storyville vice district of New Orleans until it was closed in 1917.
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