Architecture
Destrehan Plantation
Established in 1787, Destrehan Plantation is the oldest documented plantation in the lower Mississippi Valley.
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period Index
Literature
Detective Fiction
For all the rich and varied literature that has come out of Louisiana, mystery and detective fiction has, for the most part, been a recent addition to the state's literary canon.
History
Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall
A rural jazz hall in the early twentieth century, the Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall experienced a revival in the early twenty-first century.
Music
Dinos Constantinides
Dinos Constantinides' orchestral works have been performed to rave reviews by symphony orchestras throughout the world, including premiers at Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Music
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band began in 1977 as the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club by blending the music and culture of traditional New Orleans brass bands with social and pleasure club second lines.
Art
Dona Lief
Painter Dona Lief was part of the regional school of artists known as "visionary imagists" that emerged from the Faubourg Marigny gallery of George Febres in the 1990s.
Art
Donn Young
Like many photographers, Donn Young has built an assignment-driven professional career balanced with projects of personal interest done for no other client than himself and the general public.
Music
Doug Kershaw
Doug Kershaw is a Cajun fiddler, singer, and songwriter who cemented his place in American popular music at the height of the 1960s counter-culture movement with two self-penned hits, "Louisiana Man" and "Diggy Diggy Lo."
Art
Douglas Bourgeois
Douglas Bourgeois is a Louisiana painter, collage artist, and sculptor known for his intimately scaled, highly detailed, and meticulously crafted works.
Music
Dr. John
Dr. John was an important New Orleans-born rhythm and blues singer, composer, and keyboardist.
Literature
Drama/Playwriting
Louisiana drama, like all Louisiana literature, is a rich and diverse subject.
Art
Earl Barthé
Earl Barthé was a fifth-generation architectural artisan who created architectural decorative plaster works.
