Art
Krista Jurisich
New Orleans artist Krista Jurisich is best known for her photocollage art quilts produced in the aftermath of the levee failures of 2005.
Greater New Orleans
Greater New Orleans Index
Business & Industry
L’Union
The South’s first Black newspaper, L’Union was an abolitionist journal that promoted full citizenship rights for men of African descent.
History
La Salle Expeditions
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, led two expeditions in search of the Mississippi Rivers outlet to the Gulf of Mexico for France under King Louis XIV.
Literature
Lafcadio Hearn
Author and journalist Lafcadio Hearn spent a number of years in New Orleans writing about Creole culture.
1.8 e. Lagniappe
A popular term in Louisiana usually tied to the gifting of something small—or a little something extra—with a purchase.
Folklife
Lagniappe
"Lagniappe" is a vernacular word used in New Orleans to refer to a complimentary giveaway in a retail environment.
Architecture
Lakefront Airport
In order to accommodate seaplanes as well as land-based craft, New Orleans's Lakefront Airport was built on land dredged from Lake Pontchartrain to create a site that projects into the lake.
Sports & Recreation
Larry Gilbert
Larry Gilbert played major-league baseball, including in the 1914 World Series, before managing the New Orleans Pelicans.
History
Late Twentieth-Century Louisiana
Louisiana entered the 1960s behind the national curve in postwar development but poised for dramatic progress.
Government, Politics & Law
Leander Perez
Corrupt democratic politician Leander Perez Sr., a staunch segregationist, served as a district judge, district attorney, and president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council.
8.15. i. Leander Perez
Corrupt democratic politician Leander Perez Sr., a staunch segregationist, served as a district judge, district attorney, and president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council.
Music
Lee Dorsey
Vocalist Lee Dorsey recorded some of the biggest rhythm and blues hits of the 1960s.
