Historic Louisiana People

People at a Lousiana Festival, 1938.

People at a Lousiana Festival, 1938.

 

James "Jim" Bowie

James “Jim” Bowie

Etienne Veniard de Bourgmont

Bonnie & Clyde – Stars of the Public Enemy Era

James Bowie – Dying at the Alamo

Francois Auguste Chardon – Soldier and Fur Trader

The Chouteaus – Early Traders

Samuel Fields – Shakespearian Orator of Deadwood

The Treachery of Mike Fink

Lucien Fontenelle – From Wealth to Mountain Man

Pat Garrett – An Unlucky Lawman

Bill Jordan – Gunfighter Legend

Ben Lilly: Bears, Blades & Contradictions

Manuel Lisa – Expert on the Missouri River

Henry Methvin – Barrow Gang Member

George Scarborough – Sheriff & U.S. Deputy Marshal

Texas John Slaughter – Taming Arizona

Whispering Smith’s Adventures

C.J. Walker – Blazing a Path in Business for Women

 

©Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated October 2025.

Also See:

American History

Historic People Photo Galleries

Louisiana – The Pelican State

Who’s Who in American History