Music
Peter Bocage
Peter Bocage was a jazz musician active in brass bands and second line parades in the early twentieth century.
Long Era
Long Era Index
Art
Phil Sandusky
New Orleans artist Phil Sandusky describes his subject matter as "mundane" and "ordinary"–a shotgun house, cars parked on narrow streets, a sidewalk busy with shoppers.
Art
Photography
Native-born and out-of-state photographers alike have been drawn to Louisiana's swamps and bayous, its historic architecture, its Cajun and Creole cultural traditions, and its diverse and complex society.
Literature
Pinkie Gordon Lane
Celebrated poet and educator Pinkie Gordon Lane was Louisiana’s first Black poet laureate.
Architecture
Plaquemine Lock
The Bayou Plaquemine Lock once allowed ships to pass from the Mississippi River through the bayou to Louisiana's interior.
Foodways
Po-Boy Sandwich
The so-called poor boy (po-boy) sandwich originated from the Martin Brothers' French Market Restaurant and Coffee Stand in New Orleans during the 1929 streetcar strike.
Literature
Poetry
Louisiana poetry ranges from early francophone works to contemporary compositions.
History
Pokey McIlhenny
Margeret "Pokey" McIlhenny was a New Orleans civic leader whose interests were politics, education, and public television.
C.11 k. Police Juries
This distinct form of government exists in more than half of Louisiana’s parishes.
Music
Polo Barnes
New Orleans jazz clarinetist Paul “Polo” Barnes performed frequently at Preservation Hall in the 1960s.
Architecture
Pontalba Buildings
Baroness Pontalba's buildings on Jackson Square changed the haphazard design into a viable public area.
Architecture
Poplar Grove Plantation
The Poplar Grove Plantation house was originally built for the 1884 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans before being transported on a barge to Port Allen.
