History
Josie Arlington
Josie Arlington was a madam who ran one of the most opulent brothels in Storyville, New Orleans's red light district.
Orleans
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Government, Politics & Law
Judah P. Benjamin
Judah P. Benjamin was one of the nineteenth-century South’s most prominent attorneys and statesmen.
Art
Judy Cooper
Judy Cooper is a New Orleans photographer best known for her vivid portrait work.
Art
Jules Lion
Jules Lion, a French-born mulatto, was a master lithographer and one of the most distinguished African American artists in antebellum New Orleans.
Business & Industry
Julien de Lalande Poydras
Julien de Lalande Poydras was a Point Coupée Parish plantation owner, banker, political leader, and philanthropist who was a pivotal figure in the early history of Louisiana.
Music
Katie Webster
Boogie-woogie pianist and blues vocalist Katie Webster was a prolific recording and touring musician.
Art
Keith Sonnier
In the 1990s, the Mamou-born New York sculptor Keith Sonnier was among a handful of young artists in the so-called Process Art movement who used the detritus of modern society to create artworks that focused more on materials and process than finished object.
Music
Ken Colyer
Born in England, Ken Colyer was nonetheless a catalytic figure in the Traditional New Orleans Jazz Revivial which began in the late 1940s.
Art
Kendall Shaw
For six decades, Kendall Shaw's art literally and metaphorically has incorporated complex layers of history, reflecting extended passages of time, his process, life experiences, and the changing styles and directions of the American art world.
Music
Kermit Ruffins
New Orleans trumpeter Kermit Ruffins names Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, and Eddy Jefferson as major influences on his musical style.
Music
Kid Clayton
Jimmy “Kid” Clayton was a New Orleans trumpet player during the heyday of traditional jazz.
Music
Kid Howard
Avery “Kid” Howard began his musical career in New Orleans, performing with the Eureka Brass Band and the Tuxedo Brass Band before going on to lead his own group, the Kid Howard Brass Band.
