Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Each of the undersigned officers of Whitney Holding Corporation (the Company), in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, based on their knowledge, that:

(1)  the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009 (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:           November 9, 2009                   Dated:           November 9, 2009 By: /s/ John C. Hope, III        John C. Hope, III        Chairman of the Board and        Chief Executive Officer             By: /s/ Thomas L. Callicutt, Jr.        Thomas L. Callicutt, Jr.        Senior Executive Vice President and        Chief Financial Officer