Architecture
Greenwood Plantation
The massive Greek Revival plantation house is a modern replica of the original structure at Greenwood which burned to the ground in 1960.
Antebellum Period
Antebellum Period Index
1.8 f. Gumbo
Gumbo is a thick soup popular in Louisiana.
Foodways
Gumbo
Gumbo is a thick soup that could be considered the signature dish of South Louisiana.
History
Haller Nutt
Haller Nutt owned and operated several plantations including Araby, Evergreen, and Winter Quarters in Louisiana and Cloverdale and Laurel Hill in Mississippi.
Art
Harold Rudolph
After announcing painter Harold Rudolph's arrival in New Orleans in 1873, local papers praised his portraits as being among the best ever produced in the city.
Art
Helen Maria Turner
New Orleans painter Helen Maria Turner was best known for her paintings of people in their own homes and women in gardens.
History
Henriette Delille
Henriette Delille was a free Afro-Creole woman who founded sodalities, or religious sororities, for women of African descent that dedicated themselves to the care of the poor, the enslaved, and free people of color.
Literature
Henry Clay Lewis
Henry Clay Lewis trained as a doctor in Louisiana and also contributed to the nineteenth-century literary genre of southwestern humor.
Architecture
Henry Howard
Henry Howard was an important Louisiana architect of the nineteenth century.
Government, Politics & Law
Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson, the first professional politician elected governor of Louisiana, served from December 1824 until December 1828.
History
Henry Miller Shreve
Henry Miller Shreve—the namesake of Shreveport—is most remembered for removing the Red River Raft.
Government, Politics & Law
Henry Thibodaux
Henry Thibodaux served as interim governor of Louisiana from November to December 1824 after his predecessor, Thomas Bolling Robertson, resigned to become a federal judge.
