Government, Politics & Law
Joe W. Sanders
Joe W. Sanders served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1973 to 1978.
Late-20th Century
Late-20th Century Index
Music
Joe Watkins
The nephew of jazz talent Johnny St. Cyr, Joe Watkins was a traditional jazz drummer and vocalist from New Orleans.
Government, Politics & Law
John A. Dixon Jr.
John A. Dixon, Jr. served as the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1980 to 1990.
Government, Politics & Law
John B. Fournet
John B. Fournet served as the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1949 to 1970.
Government, Politics & Law
John Bel Edwards
John Bel Edwards served as a Democratic governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024.
Art
John Clemmer
Artist John Clemmer was an active member of the New Orleans art scene from the 1930s-2010s.
Sports & Recreation
John Dane III
Louisianan John Dane III is a competitive sailor who has won championships at the helm of numerous sailing vessels.
Sports & Recreation
John Franks
John Franks dominated the sport of horse racing for over twenty years and became one of the leading stable owners and breeders in the country.
Art
John Geldersma
Artist John Geldersma has assembled a body of work that can best be described as spiritually symbolic totems; carved, smooth, often painted, vertical wooden poles with tapered ends.
Government, Politics & Law
John J. McKeithen
John J. McKeithen, the 49th governor of Louisiana, served from 1964 to 1972.
Architecture
John Jacob Desmond
Twentieth-century Louisiana architect John Jacob Desmond pioneered a style of regional modernism.
Literature
John Kennedy Toole
New Orleans author John Kennedy Toole is known for his posthumously published novel "A Confederacy of Dunces," which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981.
