History
Henrietta Windham Johnson
Henrietta Windham Johnson was a social campaigner and civil rights activist in Monroe.
Long Era
Long Era Index
Music
Henry Butler
Blind since his birth in New Orleans, Henry Butler transcended life in the public housing projects to earn advanced music degrees and become a respected pianist and vocalist.
Art
Henry Casselli
New Orleans painter Henry Casselli is one of the most highly regarded watercolorists in the nation.
Music
Henry Gray
Henry Gray was a pioneer of the Chicago blues style of piano.
Government, Politics & Law
Henry Luce Fuqua
During his short term as governor from 1924 to 1926, Henry Luce Fuqua advocated increased levee and road construction in Louisiana as well as the expansion of Louisiana State University.
Art
Herbert Singleton
Self-taught artist Herbert Singleton created dramatic scenes of the rough New Orleans environment into which he was born, using found objects such as salvaged doors, driftwood, and discarded furniture.
Art
Herman Leonard
Herman Leonard is considered to by many to be the most significant photographer of jazz musicians in the post-World War II era.
Business & Industry
Higgins Industries
During World War II, Higgins Industries designed 92 percent of US Navy vessels, the majority of which were produced by workers in New Orleans.
Architecture
Highland Plantation
The Barrow family built Highland Plantation in antebellum St. Francisville, Louisiana.
History
Hilda Phelps Hammond
Hilda Phelps Hammond cast herself as Huey P. Long's nemesis and worked energetically but unsuccessfully to have him removed from office.
Architecture
Historic Preservation
New Orleans's French Quarter was an early testing ground for preservation measures, and it continues to be one today.
Archaeology
Historical Archaeology in Louisiana
Archaeologists at sites across Louisiana help fill in the written record through physical excavations of the past.
