The Painter of Light and Louisiana Skies Elemore Madison Morgan Jr. was far more than a mere observer of the landscape; he was a poet of the Southern atmosphere, a man who possessed the rare ability to translate the humid, heavy air of Louisiana into vibrant, breathing pigment. Born on August 6, 1931, in Baton Rouge, his soul was forged in the quiet rhythms of his grandfather’s farm. This early immersion in the natural world provided…