Government, Politics & Law
Governors of Louisiana
This is a complete list of the governors of Louisiana, their terms, and links to biographical entries.
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period Index
Disasters
Grand 16 Theater Shooting
The Grand 16 Theater Shooting was a 2015 mass shooting in Lafayette that left three dead and injured nine, catapulting the city into a national discussion about gun control.
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.
Art
Greg Guirard
Greg Guirard's best known photographs capture the stillness of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin, its plant and animal residents, and the character and activity of its human population.
Architecture
Gretna City Hall
The Gretna City Hall building is conventional in its Beaux-Arts forms, but, squeezed onto its narrow site, it is a compact composition with a vertical emphasis.
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.
Music
Hackberry Ramblers
From 1933 to 2005, the Hackberry Ramblers played a blend of Cajun music, western swing, Gulf Coast swamp-pop, early rock and roll, and classic country.
Sports & Recreation
Ham Richardson
Ham Richardson was one of the top-rated mens tennis players in the world in the 1950s.
Music
Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. is an accomplished country-music star and defiant idealogue.
Art
Harriet Blum
Covington photographer Harriet Blum has created a large body of painterly photographs of Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast landscapes.
Music
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr. is a pianist and vocalist, bandleader/composer, and actor from New Orleans.
