Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership

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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 * BAIRD ROBERT C JR	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WHITNEY HOLDING CORP [ WTNY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Executive Vice President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 228 ST. CHARLES AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/27/2009
(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	10/27/2009		P		5000	A	$8.00	120307	D
Common stock no par value								.541   (1)	D
Common stock no par value								16567.2798	I	Shares of stock held in the Company's 401(k) plan as reported by the trustee on 9/30/2009

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
Incentive opt	$16.5277							12/14/2000	6/13/2010	Comm stock	6049   (2)		6049	D
Nonqual opt	$16.5277							12/14/2000	6/13/2010	Comm stock	10824   (2)		10824	D
Incentive opt	$18.5777							12/13/2001	6/12/2011	Comm stock	5382   (2)		5382	D
Nonqual opt	$18.5777							12/13/2001	6/12/2011	Comm stock	11493   (2)		11493	D
Incentive opt	$22.5799							12/12/2002	6/11/2012	Comm stock	4428   (2)		4428	D
Nonqual opt	$22.5799							12/12/2002	6/11/2012	Comm stock	16572   (2)		16572	D
Incentive opt	$22.4433							12/11/2003	6/10/2013	Comm stock	4455   (2)		4455	D
Nonqual opt	$22.4433							12/11/2003	6/10/2013	Comm stock	16545   (2)		16545	D
Incentive opt	$28.86							12/16/2004	6/15/2014	Comm stock	3465   (2)		3465	D
Nonqual opt	$28.86							12/16/2004	6/15/2014	Comm stock	17535   (2)		17535	D
Incentive opt	$31.59							12/15/2005	6/13/2015	Comm stock	3165   (2)		3165	D
Nonqual opt	$31.59							12/15/2005	6/13/2015	Comm stock	6835   (2)		6835	D
Nonqual opt	$35.41							6/28/2009	6/28/2016	Comm stock	12000   (2)		12000	D
Nonqual opt	$28.76							7/10/2010	7/10/2017	Comm stock	12000   (2)		12000	D
Nonqual opt	$18.77							6/23/2011	6/23/2018	Comm stock	11000   (2)		11000	D
Restricted stock units	(3)							(4)	(4)	Comm stock	10000		10000	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Shares acquired through dividend reinvestment.
( 2)	Granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan in accordance with Rule 16b-3(d).
( 3)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Whitney Holding Corporation common stock.
( 4)	The restricted stock units vest (become non-forfeitable) on the 3rd anniversary of grant date. Vested restricted stock units convert to shares of comm stock on the later of (i) within 30 days following vesting date or (ii) the earliest permissible date such units may convert to shares of comm stock as a result of the issuer's receipt of financial assistance under the Department of the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAIRD ROBERT C JR 228 ST. CHARLES AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130			Sr. Executive Vice President

Signatures
Patricia K. Loupe, attorney-in-fact and Asst. Corp Sec for Whitney Holding Corp.		10/28/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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