Architecture
Mile Branch Settlement
Structures typical of Washington Parish's early rural homesteads were added to the parish's fairgrounds in 1976.
Late-20th Century
Late-20th Century Index
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.
Architecture
Moise H. Goldstein
A native of New Orleans, Moise Goldstein practiced architecture in the city for nearly half a century and helped create the School of Architecture at Tulane University.
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.
Art
Morris Henry Hobbs
A native of the Midwest, Morris Henry Hobbs joined the French Quarter artists community in 1939 and spent the rest of his life producing images of New Orleans and its inhabitants.
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.
1.8 f. Muffuletta Sandwich
New Orleans is the birthplace of the large, round sandwich known as the muffuletta.
Architecture
Mulberry Grove Plantation
Before its restoration in the 1950s, the Mulberry Grove Plantation house was being used as a hay barn.
Music
Mystikal
Michael "Mystikal"Tyler is one of the best-known rappers from New Orleans. While his early recordings featured agile, rapid-fire vocal performances, his work in the 1990s moved closer to the conventions of the local bounce style, a dance-oriented genre.
Government, Politics & Law
NAACP in Louisiana
The NAACP, a national organization founded in 1909 to fight for citizenship rights for Black Americans, opened its first Louisiana branch in 1914.
