Music
Bill Matthews
Bill Matthews was a New Orleans traditional jazz and brass band trombone player.
Orleans
Orleans Index
Art
Billy Solitario
Landscape painter Billy Solitario prefers to capture the natural world by painting en plein air, or painting in nature, a style popular among the Impressionists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
History
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party briefly flourished in New Orleans as it brought a message of hope and upliftment to impoverished residents in the Ninth Ward.
Sports & Recreation
Bobby Brown
Tulane alumnus Bobby Brown played professional baseball with the New York Yankees and won four world championships.
Music
Bounce
With a steadfast regional following and hyperlocal lyrics in its earliest days, bounce music’s upbeat, danceable, participatory style now attracts an international audience.
Geography
Bourbon Street
The origins of the notorious adult playground
Folklife
Bras Coupé
A self-emancipated maroon who lived in the swamps surrounding New Orleans during the 1830s, Bras Coupé has developed a powerful folkloric following.
1.8 f. Bread Pudding
Recipes for this baked dessert can turn stale bread into a delicious treat.
Foodways
Bread Pudding
Stale loaves of bread get a sweet rebirth in this popular baked dessert.
Sports & Recreation
Buddy Friedrichs
New Orleans sailing champion Buddy Friedrichs won a gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Dragon Class.
History
Bulbancha
An Indigenous name for the area most often known in English as New Orleans.
7.14 f. C. C. Antoine
Caesar Carpentier “C. C.” Antoine served as Louisiana’s lieutenant governor from 1873 to 1877.
