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The Great Flood of 1927

The Flood of 1927 inundated nearly 26,000 square miles in 170 counties in seven states, driving an estimated 931,159 people from their homes. Read More »

John James Audubon

Artist John James Audubon completed a great many of his pictures for “The Birds of America” while he lived in Louisiana. Read More »

Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier, self-proclaimed “King of the Bayou,” pioneered the modern sound of zydeco music starting in the 1950s. Read More »

William Woodward

William Woodward was a prolific painter, etcher, potter, historic preservationist, architect, teacher, and promoter of art in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century New Orleans. Read More »

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