NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitney Holding Corporation's (Nasdaq:WTNY) Chairman and CEO John C. Hope, III, and President John M. Turner, Jr., will address analysts and investors attending the Sandler O'Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday, November 13, 2008 beginning at 1:35 p.m. EST.

Interested parties may access a live listen-only webcast of the presentation through the Investor Relations section of our website at www.whitneybank.com. The presentation will be archived for 90 days following the conference.

Whitney Holding Corporation, through its banking subsidiary Whitney National Bank, serves the five-state Gulf Coast region stretching from Houston, Texas; across southern Louisiana and the coastal region of Mississippi; to central and south Alabama; the panhandle of Florida; and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida.

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CONTACT:  Whitney Holding Corporation
          Trisha Voltz Carlson
          504/299-5208
          tcarlson@whitneybank.com