Art
Jean Joseph Vaudechamp
In the 1830s, French painter Jean Joseph Vaudechamp regularly visited New Orleans during the winter months to paint portraits of the city's elite French Creoles.
Antebellum Period
Antebellum Period Index
Architecture
Jean Noel Destrehan
As one of the most prominent Mississippi River plantation owners of colonial Louisiana, Jean Noel Destrehan built a prosperous farming operation around the stately River Road manor that still bears his family name.
Architecture
Jean-Hyacinthe Laclotte
Jean-Hyacinthe Laclotte is best remembered for his painting of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.
Peoples of Louisiana
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians is one of four Louisiana tribes recognized by the federal government and one of fifteen recognized by the state.
7.10 d.-e. Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Ancestors of the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians avoided resettlement and remained in Louisiana following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
History
Jim Bowie
Although Jim Bowie is known for his role in the Battle of the Alamo, he was raised in Louisiana, where he engaged in land schemes and slave smuggling.
Art
John Genin
John Genin as primarily known as a portrait painter, but he also produced historical, genre, and landscape painting in nineteenth century New Orleans.
Art
John James Audubon
Artist John James Audubon completed some of his most notable paintings for "The Birds of America" while in Louisiana.
Art
John L. Boqueta de Woiseri
An itinerant artist, John L. Boqueta de Woiseri announced his arrival in New Orleans on May 28, 1803.
History
John McDonogh
Businessman and real estate investor whose extensive involvement with slavery complicates his legacy as a benefactor of public education.
Government, Politics & Law
John T. Ludeling
John T. Ludeling served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1868 to 1877.
Art
John Vanderlyn
John Vanderlyn, the first American painter to study in Paris, exhibited his work in New Orleans in 1821 and 1828.
