- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TAYLOR DEAN E	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WHITNEY HOLDING CORP [ WTNY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 601 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 1900	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/23/2011
(Street) NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock no par value								1203	D
Common stock no par value								5019	I	Held for Mr. Taylor's 3 children in UTMA accounts that he controls and has voting power over.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Comm stock	$29.8333							6/30/2004	6/30/2014	Comm stock	4500   (1)		4500	D
Comm stock	$32.615							6/30/2005	6/29/2015	Comm stock	4500   (1)		4500	D
Comm stock	$35.37							6/30/2006	6/29/2016	Comm stock	4500   (1)		4500	D
Comm stock	$35.37							6/30/2007	6/30/2017	Comm stock	4500   (1)		4500	D
Comm stock	$18.30							6/30/2008	6/30/2018	Comm stock	4500   (1)		4500	D
Phantom stock units	$12.96	5/23/2011		A		279.707		8/8/1988	8/8/1988	Comm stock	279.707   (2)	$12.96	21774.246	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Options to acquire shares of stock pursuant to the Company's Directors Compensation Plan.
( 2)	Phantom stock units are accrued on a 1-for-1 basis under the Company's Directors' Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% of WHC common stock upon the requesting person's pre-determined payment after retirement.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TAYLOR DEAN E 601 POYDRAS STREET SUITE 1900 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130	X

Signatures
Patricia K. Loupe, Sr. Asst. Corp. Secretary of Whitney Holding Corp and attorney-in-fact		5/25/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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