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):  May 23, 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)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 23, 2007, John C. Hope III, President and Chief Operating Officer of Whitney Holding Corporation (the Company), was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (the Board) in action taken by the Board.  Mr. Hope’s term will expire at the 2008 annual shareholders meeting at which time it is expected he will stand for election by the Company’s shareholders.  Mr. Hope was also appointed to serve on the Company’s Executive Committee.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hope and any other person pursuant to which he was selected to serve as a director.  Mr. Hope does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction that is required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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:  May 29, 2007