The first significant documentary portrait series , '' Louisiana Cereal '' , was initiated as a desire to present an important , historical art exhibit recording the positive life force of the region post-Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , capturing the spirit of New Orleans and Louisiana . Boyd continues to record the personalities from and associated with his home state , and the collection has become a contemporary history of Louisiana . The five hundred portraits include Governor Bobby Jindal , Senator Mary Landrieu , LTG Russel L. Honore , and actor Patricia Clarkson
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Blake Nelson Boyd