GOOD's Guide to NOLA Basics originally appeared in GOOD Magazine's New Orleans Issue. Read more from the magazine here.
Louis Armstrong jazz musician
Carl Weathers actor
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails
Truman Capote author
Fats Domino R&B/rock musician
Anne Rice author
Ellen DeGeneres TV host/actress
Lil Wayne rapper
Wynton Marsalis jazz musician
Richard Simmons fitness celebrity
Photos left to right: Library of Congress, RJ Shaughnessy, Library of Congress Tulane Public Relations