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Jean Jacques Blaise D’Abbadie, an experienced naval officer and administrator, was one of three officials that Louis XV sent to govern French Colonial Louisiana in 1763. Continue »
Dablow, Dean
Though his primary work as a visual artist has been in the medium of photography, Dean Dablow also produces paintings, sculpture, and mixed-media objects. Continue »
Dakin, Charles and James
Louisiana architects Charles Dakin and James Dakin designed the Old State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, as well as the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, among other projects. Continue »
Dankner, Stephen
Stephen Dankner, a prolific composer whose works have been described as melodic and tonal with rich textures and chromatic harmony, spent many years working as a teacher while living in New Orlean Continue »
Davis, James Houston "Jimmie"
James, better known as Jimmie, Davis served two non-consecutive terms as governor of Louisiana, from 1944 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964. Continue »
Davis, Mollie Moore
Mollie Moore Davis lived in Alabama and Texas before settling in New Orleans where she was active in society and led a literary salon for writers and artists. Davis was a successful author and poet best known for her depiction of everyday life in Louisiana and Texas. Continue »
Dawson, Sarah Morgan
Sarah Morgan Dawson kept a dairy of her experiences during the Civil War in Louisiana. Continue »
Deckbar, Adrian
New Orleans artist Adrian Deckbar's photorealistic paintings are based on the landscape that surrounds her and often portray Louisiana swamps and wetlands. Continue »
Dédé, Edmond
Edmond Dédé was a prominent African-American musician and composer in born in New Orleans in the nineteenth century. Continue »
DeDeaux, Dawn
Dawn DeDeaux is a multi-media, digital, and conceptual artist based in New Orleans. Continue »
Degas, Edgar
French impressionist painter Edgar Degas stayed with his Creole relatives in 1872 and 1873, and did some of his important works in New Orleans. Continue »
Delcroix, Eugene
New Orleans photographer Eugene Delcroix's work ranges from studio portraiture to scenes of murky cypress swamps and French Quarter ironwork. Continue »
Derbigny, Pierre Augustin Bourguignon
After one unsuccessful bid for the office, French-born Pierre Derbigny became the sixth elected governor of Louisiana in 1828. Continue »
Desmond, John Jacob
Twentieth-century Louisiana architect John Jacob Desmond pioneered a style of regional modernism. Continue »
Despujols, Jean
Settling in Shreveport after World War II, French artist Jean Despujols is best known for his paintings of Indochina and World War I. Continue »
Detective fiction
The late twentieth century saw the rise of detective fiction set in Louisiana by such writers as James Lee Burke, Julie Smith, and Barbara Hambly. Continue »
Dew Drop Inn
From the mid-1940s through the 1960s, the Dew Drop Inn was the place where prominent African American entertainers could find work and respectable overnight lodging. Continue »
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band began in 1977 as the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club by blending the music and culture of traditional New Orleans brass bands with social and pleasure club second lines. Continue »
Dix, Dorothy
Dorothy Dix, the pseudonym of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer, a writer and immensely popular advice columnist in the early twentieth century. Continue »
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