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):  July 29, 2009

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Whitney Holding Corporation made a presentation to the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, 10th Annual Community Bank Conference at the Waldorf, Astoria Hotel, in New York on July 29, 2009, beginning at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time.  Interested parties may access a live listen-only webcast of the presentation through the Investor Relations section of our website at http://www.whitneybank.com. The presentation will be archived for 90 days following the conference.  A copy of the visual presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Visual Presentation by Whitney Holding Corporation to the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, 10th Annual Community Bank Conference, in New York on July 29, 2009

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.
	Senior Executive Vice President
	and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  July 29, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Visual Presentation by Whitney Holding Corporation to the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, 10th Annual Community Bank Conference, in New York on July 29, 2009

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