Whitney Presentation GSBC 2006

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

________________

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): April 28, 2006

WHITNEY HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

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)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Whitney Holding Corporation will make a presentation to the Gulf South Bank Conference at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 1, 2006, beginning at 8:35 a.m., Eastern Time. Investors will be able to access a live webcast of the presentation at the following address: http://www.shareholder.com/wtny/MediaRegister.cfm?MediaID=19994 or on http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=WTNY&script=11919&layout=-6&item_id=%27wtny_history.htm%27 . A copy of the visual presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1

Visual Presentation by Whitney Holding Corporation to the Gulf South Bank Conference at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 1, 2006, beginning at 8:35 a.m., Eastern Time.

SIGNATURE

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: April 28, 2006

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Visual Presentation by Whitney Holding Corporation to the Gulf South Bank Conference at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 1, 2006, beginning at 8:35 a.m., Eastern Time.