Music
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer was an innovative, influential drummer in New Orleans and Los Angeles.
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period Index
Architecture
East Louisiana State Hospital
The East Louisiana State Hospital in Jackson was the state's first major permanent facility to provide behavioral healthcare to patients.
Sports & Recreation
Eddie Delahoussaye
Horse racing jockey Eddie Delahoussaye won five Triple Crown races and is a member of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Art
Elemore Morgan Jr.
Elemore Morgan, Jr. was an internationally recognized landscape painter and longtime advocate of the visual and performing arts in Louisiana.
Art
Elizabeth Catlett
Elizabeth Catlett served as head of the art department at Dillard University in New Orleans, where she is now an honorary citizen.
History
Ella Brennan
Ella Brennan was the matriarch of the family that owns many restaurants in New Orleans, including Commander's Palace.
Foodways
Elmer Candy Company
Elmer Candy Company, the oldest family-owned chocolate company in the United States, is known for its trio of egg-shaped chocolate confections as well as originating the line of CheeWees savory snacks.
Literature
Elmore Leonard Jr.
Louisiana author Elmore Leonard, Jr. writes crime fiction and westerns.
Art
Emery Clark
Artist Emery Clark produces her pieces through a painstaking technique of combining photographic images with pastels, charcoal, colored pencils, or watercolors.
Art
Eric Waters
Many view Eric Waters' photography as a commitment to the preservation of New Orleans' African American culture.
Literature
Ernest J. Gaines
Considered among the most important southern writers, Ernest J. Gaines was an award-winning fiction writer whose work often features the region where he grew up: rural and small-town south-central Louisiana.
Music
Ernie K-Doe
The late New Orleans rhythm & blues artist Ernie K-Doe remains an iconic figure in Crescent City music and culture.
