Archaeology
Marksville Culture
This entry covers the prehistoric Marksville Culture during the Middle Woodland Period, 1–400 CE.
Greater New Orleans
Greater New Orleans Index
Art
Marshall Joseph Smith Jr.
Marshall Joseph Smith, Jr., a landscape and genre painter, is also credited as the founder the carnival organization Proteus, for which he designed parades and tableaux.
History
Martha Gilmore Robinson
Martha Gilmore Robinson worked in New Orleans for five decades on to improve local government and promote historic preservation.
Government, Politics & Law
Martin Behrman
Martin Behrman was the longest serving mayor in New Orleans history.
Sports & Recreation
Marty Burke
Louisiana professional boxer Marty Burke was Jack Dempsey' sparring partner.
Art
Mary Sheerer
Designer Mary Sheerer was a major influence on Newcomb Pottery, an art form she once described as "made of Southern clays, by Southern artists, decorated with Southern subjects."
Art
Matthew Anderson IV
For three decades, photographer Matt Anderson has focused his camera on New Orleans's musicians, cultural events, and the performing arts.
Art
Matthew Jouett
Matthew Harris Jouett was recognized during his lifetime as the first notable American artist to emerge from the American frontier.
Disasters
Mechanics’ Institute Massacre of 1866
Following the Civil War, an attempt to amend the state’s constitution to grant Black men the vote provoked a deadly reaction from white supremacists, sparking national outrage and significant reforms.
Sports & Recreation
Mel Parnell
New Orleans born Mel Parnell had an All-Star career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Music
Memphis Minnie
Known as “Kid” all her life to her family and re-named “Memphis Minnie” by the recording industry, New Orleans native Lizzie Douglas was a prominent and pioneering guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and blues recording artist.
Architecture
Metairie Cemetery
Tombs at Metairie Cemetery are more spaciously laid out than in other New Orleans cemeteries and constitute some of the most spectacular and grandiose funerary architecture in the United States.
