Art
Michael Book
Photographer Michael Book's work ranges in character from observations of the details in everyday life to sweeping landscapes.
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period Index
Art
Michael Deas
Michael Deas is a New Orleans artist who has gained acclaim with his high-profile commissions of famous Americans' portraits.
Art
Michael P. Smith
The subjects of New Orleans photographer Michael P. Smith's works include the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, individual musicians, brass bands, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure club parades, and spiritual churches.
Music
Mickey Gilley
Singer Mickey Gilley's top-10 hits placed him among the most successful country music recording artists in the 1970s and 1980s.
Government, Politics & Law
Mike Foster Jr.
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster Jr., the 53rd governor of Louisiana, served from 1996 to 2004.
Architecture
Mile Branch Settlement
Structures typical of Washington Parish's early rural homesteads were added to the parish's fairgrounds in 1976.
Business & Industry
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO)
Conceived of as an emergency outlet for the lower Mississippi River that would provide a more direct route to New Orleans, MR-GO was controversial even before its 1963 opening.
Art
Mitchell Gaudet
Mitchell Gaudet is an internationally recognized glass artist and founder of the New Orleans School of Glassworks.
Government, Politics & Law
Moore v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board
Desegregation efforts in Tangipahoa Parish began in 1965 when M. C. Moore and Henry Smith filed a lawsuit against the parish school board calling for a racially integrated and unified school system.
Architecture
Morganza Spillway
The Morganza Spillway in Louisiana is a component of the flood control system for the lower Mississippi Rivier.
1.8 f. Muffuletta Sandwich
New Orleans is the birthplace of the large, round sandwich known as the muffuletta.
Foodways
Muffuletta Sandwich
The muffuletta–a mammoth sandwich of round sesame bread layered with Genoa salami, ham, mortadella, cheese, and olive salad–is a signature dish of New Orleans.
