8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 14, 2007

WHITNEY HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Louisiana	0-1026	72-6017893
(State or Other	(Commission	(IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of	File Number)	Identification No.)
Incorporation)

      228 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130   

(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                (504) 586-7272               

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

___________________________

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 14, 2007, Whitney Holding Corporation issued a news release announcing a program to repurchase up to 4 million shares, or approximately 5.9%, of its common stock. The News Release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 News Release dated November 14, 2007

 SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	WHITNEY HOLDING CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Thomas L. Callicutt, Jr._______
	Thomas L. Callicutt, Jr.
	Executive Vice President
	and Chief Financial Officer
Date:  November 14, 2007

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

WHITNEY HOLDING CORPORATION

228 ST. CHARLES AVENUE

NEW ORLEANS, LA  70130

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:	Trisha Voltz Carlson	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	504/299-5208	October 23, 2007
	tcarlson@whitneybank.com

WHITNEY ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

New Orleans, Louisiana.     Whitney Holding Corporation (NASDAQ--WTNY) today announced a program to repurchase up to 4 million shares, or approximately 5.9%, of Whitney’s outstanding common stock.  The stock will be repurchased from time to time at management’s discretion in the open market, by block purchase, in privately negotiated transactions or as otherwise allowed by securities laws and regulations.

The repurchase authorization expires December 31, 2008.  The timing and ultimate number of shares repurchased will be based upon such factors as Whitney’s stock price and trading volumes, and general market and economic conditions.  Repurchases may be discontinued at any time.  The shares repurchased will be held as treasury shares and may be used by the Company, as needed, for general corporate purposes, which include reissuances in connection with employee stock option exercises or other employee stock plans.

Whitney Holding Corporation, through its banking subsidiary Whitney National Bank, serves the five-state Gulf Coast region stretching from Houston, Texas; across southern Louisiana and the coastal region of Mississippi; to central and south Alabama; the panhandle of Florida; and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida.

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