List of people from Louisiana 226171 225630599 2008-07-14T17:17:09Z Morales2u 5236469 updated full name for Angelle Seeling Savoie: motorcycle drag racer People from the state of [[Louisiana]] who have achieved fame or note include: {{compactTOC}} ==A== *'''[[Jamar Adcock]]''' (1917–1991) [[politician]] and [[banker]] *'''[[Trace Adkins]]''' (born 1962) [[singer/songwriter]] *'''[[Robert Adley (Louisiana politician)|Robert Adley]]''' (born 1947) [[politician]] from [[Bossier Parish]] *'''[[Calhoun Allen]]''' (1921–1991) [[mayor]] of [[Shreveport]], [[1970]]-[[1978]] *'''[[Jacques Amans]]''' (1801–1888) neoclassical portrait artist *'''[[Jimmy Anselmo]]''' (born 1944) owner of Jimmy's Music Club *'''[[Phil Anselmo]]''' (born 1968) singer/songwriter, [[Pantera]] *'''[[Louis Armstrong]]''' (1901–1971) [[musician]] & [[entertainer]] *'''[[Evelyn Ashford]]''' (born 1957) [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion *'''[[James Benjamin Aswell]]''' (1869–1931) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] and [[college president]] *'''[[Axeman of New Orleans|The Axeman]]''' ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1918) [[serial killer]] *'''[[Douglas F. Attaway]]''' (1910–1994) [[newspaper]] [[publisher]] and [[television]] station owner in Shreveport; advocate of [[Red River of the South|Red River]] [[navigation]] *'''[[Clarence C. Aycock|Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock]]''' (1915–1987) state House [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] and [[lieutenant governor]] from [[1960]]-[[1972]] ==B== *'''[[George Washington Baines]]''' (1809–1882) [[Baptist]] [[pastor]] and [[Evangelism|evangelist]], maternal great-grandfather of [[Lyndon Baines Johnson]] *'''[[Fred Baden]]''' (born 1934) [[politician]] *'''[[Ben Bagert]]''' (born 1943) [[lawyer]], [[politician]] *'''[[John Henry Baker]]''' (born 1934) [[politician]] *'''[[Richard Baker (politician)|Richard Baker]]''' (born 1948) former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] *'''[[Jesse Bankston]]''' (born 1907) [[politician]] *'''[[C. E. "Cap" Barham]]''' (1905–1972) [[Louisiana Senate|state senator]] and later [[lieutenant governor]] from [[1952]]-[[1956]] *'''[[Edwards Barham]]''' (born 1937) first Republican elected to Louisiana state senate since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], served [[1976]]-[[1980]] *'''[[Robert J. Barham]]''' (born 1949) Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; former Republican state senator *'''[[Danny Barker]]''' (1909–1994) [[singer/songwriter]], [[musician]], [[writer]] *'''[[Dave Bartholomew]]''' (born 1920) [[musician]], [[composer]], [[promoter]] *'''[[Ron Bean]]''' (1938–2005) [[politician]], pilot for [[Richard Nixon]] *'''[[Murphy Bell]]''' (1921-2008) [[civil rights]] [[attorney]] *'''[[Jack Batton]]''' (1913-1996) [[mayor]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] (1978-1982) *'''[[Gary Beard]]''' (born 1956) [[politician]] *'''[[Hazel Beard]]''' (born 1930) [[mayor]] of [[Shreveport]] (1990-1994) *'''[[P.G.T. Beauregard]]''' (1818–1893) [[general]], [[inventor]] *'''[[Geoffrey Beene]]''' (1927–2004) [[fashion designer]] *'''[[Sidney Bechet]]''' (1897–1959) [[musician]] *'''[[E. J. Bellocq]]''' (1873–1949) [[photographer]] *'''[[Judah P. Benjamin]]''' (1811–1884) [[senator]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] cabinet member, [[lawyer]] in [[Great Britain]] *'''[[Sherman A. Bernard]]''' (born 1925) former [[insurance commissioner]] *'''[[J. Rayburn Bertrand]]''' (1918–2005) [[mayor]] of [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] *'''[[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]]''' (born 1980) [[rapper]], [[musician]] *'''[[Rene J. Bienvenu]]''' (1923–1983) [[university president]] *'''[[Bienville]] (Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne)''' (1680–1767) [[French colonial]] [[governor]], founder of [[New Orleans]] *'''[[Cecil R. Blair]]''' (1916–2001) state representative and state senator from [[Rapides Parish]] *'''[[Terrence Blanchard]]''' (????) [[musician]], [[composer]] *'''[[Kathleen Blanco]]''' (born 1942) [[Governor of Louisiana]] (2004-2008) *'''[[Walter Boasso]]''' (born 1960) [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Jean Boese]]''' (1925–2004) [[politician]] and [[poet laureate]] *'''[[Lindy Boggs]]''' (born 1916) [[congresswoman]], [[ambassador]] *'''[[Buddy Bolden]]''' (1877–1930) [[musician]], "inventor of jazz"(?) *'''[[Billy Boles|William R. "Billy" Boles, Sr.]]''' (born 1927) [[politician]], [[banker]] *'''[[Skip Bolen]]''' [[photographer]] *'''[[Bruce M. Bolin]]''' (born 1950) state representative; district court judge *'''[[James E. Bolin]]''' (1914-2002) state representative; district court judge; appeal court judge *'''[[C. J. Bolin]]''' (1924–2007) district court [[judge]] in [[Caddo Parish]] *'''[[James Booker]]''' (1939–1983) [[musician]] *'''[[Billy Joe Booth]]''' (1940-1972) [[Canadian football]] player for [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] of [[Canadian Football League]] *'''[[Charles Boustany]]''' (born 1956) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[W. George Bowdon, Jr.]]''' (1921–2005) state representative and [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] ([[1953]]-[[1969]]) *'''[[Kenny Bowen]]''' (1926–2002) [[mayor]] of [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] *'''[[James H. Boyce]]''' (1922–1990) [[Baton Rouge]] [[businessman]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]] *'''[[Betsy Boze]] '''nee: '''Vogel''' (born 1953) [[University President]] [[Kent State University Stark Campus]] *'''[[Terry Bradshaw]]''' (born 1948) [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] [[quarterback]] *'''[[Parey Branton]]''' (born 1918) [[politician]] *'''[[Wellman Braud]]''' (1891–1966) [[musician]] *'''[[John Breaux]]''' (born 1944) [[US Senator]] *'''[[Poppy Z. Brite]]''' (born 1967) [[writer]] *'''[[Overton Brooks]]''' (1897–1961) [[politician]] *'''[[Marc Broussard]]''' (born 1982) [[singer/songwriter]] *'''[[Algie D. Brown]]''' (1910-2004) [[politician]] *'''[[Campbell Brown]]''' (born 1968) [[journalist]] *'''[[Edmund Graves Brown]]''' (1921-2008) [[newspaper]] executive *'''[[H. Rap Brown]]''' (born 1943), black activist imprisoned in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] *'''[[James H. "Jim" Brown]]''' (born 1940) [[politician]] *'''[[Sharon Brown]]''' [[Miss USA]] 1961 *'''[[Tom Brown (trombonist)|Tom Brown]]''' (1888–1958) [[musician]] *'''[[Roy Brun]]''' (born 1953) [[Louisiana House of Representatives|State Representative]] and [[judge]] in [[Caddo Parish]] *'''[[George Brunies]]''' (1902–1974) [[musician]] *'''[[Richard Burford]]''' (born 1946) [[politician]] *'''[[Victor Bussie]]''' (born 1919) [[AFL-CIO]] president from [[1956]] to [[1997]] *'''[[Noel "Gene" Byars]]''' (born 1939) [[politician]] ==C== *'''[[George Washington Cable]]''' (1844–1925) [[writer]] *'''[[John Cade|John H. Cade, Jr.]]''' (1928–1988) [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]] *'''[[James David Cain]]''' (born 1938) [[politician]] *'''[[Jefferson Caffery]]''' (1886–1974) US [[ambassador]] *'''[[Buddy Caldwell]]''' (born 1946) [[attorney general]] of Louisiana since 2008 *'''[[Foster Campbell]]''' (born 1947) [[politician]] *'''[[Billy Cannon]]''' (born 1937) [[LSU Tigers|LSU]] [[Heisman Trophy]] winner *'''[[Truman Capote]]''' (1924–1984) [[writer]] *'''[[Lindsey Cardinale]]''' (born 1985) ''[[American Idol]]'' finalist, country singer *'''[[Kitty Carlisle]]''' (1910-2007) [[entertainer]]; married to [[playwright]] [[Moss Hart]] *'''[[Lane Carson]]''' (born 1947) first [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] veteran to serve in [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]] *'''[[Tommy Casanova]]''' (born 1950) [[American football]] player, [[ophthalmologist]], [[politician]] *'''[[James Carville]]''' (born 1944) [[political consultant]] *'''[[Don Cazayoux]]''' (born 1964) [[politician]] *'''[[Kate Chopin]]''' (1851–1904) [[author]] *'''[[Ben Claassen III]]''' (born 1978) [[illustrator]] and [[comics artist]] ''DIRTFARM'' *'''[[William C. C. Claiborne]]''' (1775–1817) first US [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Clifton Chenier]]''' (1925–1987) [[Zydeco]] [[musician]] *'''[[Claire Chennault]]''' (1893–1958) [[aviator]], [[general]] *'''[[Patricia Clarkson]]''' (born 1959) [[actress]] *'''[[Ernest Clements]]''' (1898–1987) [[politician]] *'''[[A. C. Clemons|A.C. "Ace" Clemons, Jr.]],''' (1921–1992) first Republican [[state senator]] since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], switched parties in [[1970]] *'''[[Van Cliburn]]''' (born 1934) [[pianist]] *'''[[Boyer Coe]]''' (born 1946) [[bodybuilder]] *'''[[Vincent Coleman]]''' (1901–1971) [[actor]] *'''[[Tom Colten]]''' (1922–2004) [[newspaper publisher]] and [[politician]] *'''[[Amie Comeaux]]''' (1976–1997) [[country music|country]] [[singer]] *'''[[Harry Connick, Jr.]],''' (born 1967) [[musician]], [[entertainer]] *'''[[Harry Connick, Sr.]],''' (born 1926) [[district attorney]], [[singer]] *'''[[John Cooksey]]''' (born 1941) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Joe Henry Cooper]]''' (1918–1980) state representative from [[De Soto Parish]] *'''[[Rob Couhig]]''' (born 1949) [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Kent Courtney]]''' (1918–1997) Radical Right [[politician]] *'''[[Carl Crane]]''' (born 1939) state representative from Baton Rouge *'''[[Lane Crockett]]''' (born 1942) entertainment [[journalist]] from Shreveport *'''[[Noah W. Cross]]''' (1908-1976) [[sheriff]] of [[Concordia Parish]], 1944-1974 *'''[[Ed Cullen]]''' (born 1946) [[journalist]] and [[radio]] [[essayist]] *'''[[Paul N. Cyr]]''' (1878–1946) [[lieutenant governor]] who quarrelled with [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] ==D== *'''[[Jay Dardenne]]''' (born 1954) [[state senator]] and [[secretary of state]] *'''[[Jimmie Davis]]''' (1899–2000) [[singer]], [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Nelder Dawson]]''' (1928-2006) newspaper executive *'''[[Michael E. DeBakey]]''' (born 1908) pioneering [[cardiovascular surgery|cardiovascular surgeon]] *'''[[Edmond Dede]]''' (????) [[musician]], [[composer]] *'''[[J.D. DeBlieux]]''' (1912-2005) [[state senator]] *'''[[Robert DeBlieux]]''' (born 1933) [[historian]] and [[mayor]] of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] ([[1976]]-[[1980]]) *'''[[Ellen DeGeneres]]''' (born 1958) [[actress]], [[comedian]] *'''[[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles|Charles de Gravelles]]''' (born 1913) Republican [[politician]] and businessman from [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] *'''[[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles|Virginia Wheadon de Gravelles]]''' (born 1915) former Republican national committeewoman *'''[[Jake Delhomme]]''' (born 1975) [[Carolina Panthers]] [[quarterback]] *'''[[John Desmond]]''' (1922-2008) [[architect]] *'''[[George Despot]]''' (1927–1991) [[politician]] and [[businessman]] *'''[[Henry C. Dethloff]]''' (born 1934) [[historian]] *'''[[Charles W. DeWitt, Jr.]]''' (born 1947) [[politician]] and [[rancher]] *'''[[S. S. DeWitt]]''' (1914-1998) [[politician]] *'''[[Margaret Dixon]]''' (1908–1970) [[newspaper editor]] *'''[[Bill Dodd|William Joseph "Bill" Dodd]]''' (1909–1991) [[politician]] *'''[[Monroe E. Dodd]]''' (1878–1952) [[Baptist]] [[clergyman]], [[educator]], and early [[radio]] [[Evangelism|evangelist]] in [[Shreveport]] *'''[[Fats Domino]]''' (born 1928) [[musician]] *'''[[Jim Donelon]]''' (born 1944) [[politician]] *'''[[Caroline Dormon]]''' (1888–1971) [[naturalist]], [[horticulturist]], promoter of [[Kisatchie National Forest]] *'''[[Glenn Dorsey]]''' (born 1985) [[LSU football|LSU Tigers]] [[defensive tackle]] *'''[[Donna Douglas]]''' (born 1933) [[television]] star, ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' *'''[[Hunt Downer]]''' (born 1946) [[politician]]; [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] officer *'''[[Dee D. Drell]]''' (born 1947) U.S. district [[judge]] in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] *'''[[Harmon Drew, Jr.]]''' (born 1946), appeals court [[judge]], [[musician]] *'''[[R. Harmon Drew, Sr.]]''' (1916–1995) [[judge]], state representative *'''[[Clyde Drexler]]''' (born 1962) former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] star, [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]r *'''[[David Duke]]''' (born 1950) Radial Right [[politician]] *'''[[Forrest Dunn]]''' (born 1928) [[politician]] and [[museum curator]] *'''[[Mark Duper]]''' (born 1959) [[Miami Dolphins]] [[wide receiver]] *'''[[Adrian G. Duplantier]]''' (1929–2007) [[U.S. District Judge]] and former state senator from [[Orleans Parish]] *'''[[Champion Jack Dupree]]''' ([[circa|c.]] 1909 – 1992) [[boxing|boxer]], [[musician]] *'''[[JaJuan Dawson]]''' (born ????) [[American football|football]] player *'''[[David Dellucci]]''' (born 1973) [[Cleveland Indians]] [[outfielder]] *'''[[Warrick Dunn]]''' (born 1975) [[Atlanta Falcons]] [[running back]] *'''[[Joey Durel]]''' (born 1953) [[mayor]] of [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] since [[2004]] *'''[[Claude B. Duval]]''' (1914–1986) [[politician]] *'''[[Stanwood Duval]]''' (born 1942) federal [[judge]] in [[New Orleans]] ==E== *'''[[Edwin Edwards]]''' (born 1927) former [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Allen J. Ellender]]''' (1890–1972) [[Congressman]], [[United States Senator]] and [[President Pro Tem]] of the Senate *'''[[Randy Ewing]]''' (born 1944) [[politician]] and [[businessman]]* *'''[[John D. Ewing]]''' (1892-1952) [[newspaper]] executive *'''[[Robert Ewing (newspaper publisher)|Robert Wilson Ewing, I]]''' (1859-1931) [[newspaper]] executive *'''[[Robert Ewing, III|Robert Wilson Ewing, III]]''' (1935-2007) [[newspaper]] executive; [[photographer]] ==F== *'''[[Clyde Fant]]''' (1905–1973) [[mayor]] of [[Shreveport]] *'''[[Herman Farr]]''' (1917-2008) [[civil rights]] activist; Shreveport City Council member *'''[[Kevin Faulk]]''' (born 1976) [[New England Patriots]] [[running back]], [[LSU Hall of Fame]]r *'''[[Marshall Faulk]]''' (born 1973) [[St. Louis Rams]] [[running back]] *'''[[Trev Faulk]]''' (born 1981) [[St. Louis Rams]] [[linebacker]] *'''[[Valerie Fitzenreiter]]''' (born 1955) [[author]], [[unschooling]] [[advocate]] *'''[[Jimmy Fitzmorris]]''' (born 1921) [[politician]], [[lieutenant governor]] *'''[[Buddy Flett]]''' (born 1954) [[musician]] *'''[[Mary Alice Fontenot]]''' (1910–2003) [[author]] *'''[[Faith Ford]]''' (born 1964) [[actress]] *'''[[Frankie Ford]]''' (born 1939) [[singer]] *'''[[Mike Foster]]''' (born 1930) [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Murphy J. Foster]]''' (1849–1921) [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Pete Fountain]]''' (born 1930) [[musician]] *'''[[John B. Fournet]]''' (1895–1984) [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the Louisiana House, [[lieutenant governor]] , Associate and [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]] *'''[[Douglas Fowler]]''' (1906–1980) [[politician]] *'''[[Jerry Fowler|Jerry Marston Fowler]]''' (born 1940) [[politician]] and convicted [[felon]] *'''[[Mike Francis]]''' (born 1946) [[businessman]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]] *'''[[Lether Frazar]]''' (1904–1960) [[politician]] and [[college president]], author of state teacher retirement law *'''[[A.A. Fredericks]]''' (1891–1975) [[politician]] and [[college president]] *'''[[Dennis Freeman]]''' (1940-2007) [[politician]] *'''[[Mannie Fresh]]''' (born 1974) [[record producer]], [[musician]] *'''[[Frank Fulco]]''' (1908-1999) [[politician]] *'''[[Henry L. Fuqua]]''' (1865–1926) [[Governor of Louisiana]] ([[1924]]-[[1926]]), died in office ==G== *'''[[Ernest Gaines]]''' (born 1933) [[author]] *'''[[Count]] [[Bernardo de Gálvez]]''' (1746–1786) [[Spain|Spanish]] [[governor]], [[viceroy]] of [[New Spain]] *'''[[James C. Gardner]]''' (born 1924) [[mayor]] of [[Shreveport]], [[1954]]-[[1958]], called "Mr. Shreveport" *'''[[John Sidney Garrett]]''' (1921–2005) [[politician]] *'''[[Jim Garrison]]''' (1921–1992) former [[New Orleans]] [[district attorney]] and later a state judge *'''[[Randall Gay]]''' (born 1982) cornerback for the [[New Orleans Saints]] *'''[[Terry W. Gee]]''' (born 1940) [[Louisiana House of Representatives|state representative]] and [[businessman]] *'''[[J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert]]''' (born 1922) [[Louisiana House of Representatives|state representative]] and [[state senator]] *'''[[Mickey Gilley]]''' (born 1936) [[musician]], [[singer]], [[nightclub]] owner *'''[[George Girard]]''' (1930–1957) [[musician]] *'''[[Louis Moreau Gottschalk]]''' (1829–1869) [[pianist]], [[composer]] *'''[[Lucille May Grace]]''' (1900–1957) first woman in statewide elected office as register of state lands *'''[[Shirley Ann Grau]]''' (born 1929) [[writer]] *''' Webster "[[Webbie]]" Gradney Jr.''' (born 1985) [[rapper]] *'''[[Danny Granger]]''' forward for the [[Indiana Pacers]] *'''[[Camille Gravel]]''' (1915–2005) [[lawyer]], advisor to governors *'''[[Jack P.F. Gremillion]]''' (1914–2001) [[attorney general]] *'''[[Grits Gresham]]''' (1922-2008) [[sportsman]], [[journalist]] *'''[[Moon Griffon]]''' (born 1961) statewide [[conservative]] [[radio]] [[talk show]] host *'''[[Dudley A. Guglielmo]]''' (1909–2005) [[insurance commissioner]] *'''[[Troyce Guice]]''' (1932-2008) [[businessman]], [[politician]] *'''[[Ron Guidry]]''' (born 1950) [[New York Yankees]] [[pitcher]] *'''[[Bryant Gumbel]]''' (born 1948) [[television anchor]], [[sportscaster]] *'''[[Greg Gumbel]]''' (born 1946) [[sportscaster]] *'''[[Stephen L. Gunn]]''' (born 1946) [[politician]] *'''[[William J. Guste|William J. "Billy" Guste, Jr.]],''' (born 1922) [[attorney general]], [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Buddy Guy]]''' (born 1936) [[blues music]]ian ==H== *'''[[Billy Hagan]]''' (1932–2007) Championship [[NASCAR]] owner and racer, businessman *'''[[John Hampson (inventor)|John Hampson]]''' (????) [[inventor]] of [[venetian blinds]] *'''[[Paul Hardy|Paul J. Hardy]]''' (born 1942) [[state senator]], [[secretary of state]], [[lieutenant governor]] *'''[[Winsor Harmon]]''' (born 1963) [[actor]], [[The Bold and the Beautiful]] *'''[[Eric W. Harris]]''' (1916-2007), [[businessman]] *''' Torrence "[[Lil Boosie]]" Hatch''' (born 1983) [[rapper]] *'''[[Fred Haynes]]''' (1946–2006), [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] [[football player]] *'''[[O.H. Haynes, Jr.]]''' (1920-1996) [[Webster Parish]] [[sheriff]] *'''[[Bobby Hebert]]''' (born 1960) former [[New Orleans Saints]] [[quarterback]] known as "Cajun Cannon" *'''[[Felix Edward Hébert]]''' (1901–1979) [[journalist]], [[politician]] *'''[[Paul M. Hebert]]''' (1907–1977) [[judge]], [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] [[Law School]] [[Dean (education)|dean]] *'''[[Alice Heine|Marie Alice Heine]]''' (1858–1925) first [[United States|American]] [[Princess of Monaco]] *'''[[Lillian Hellman]]''' (1905–1984) [[playwright]] *'''[[Charlie Hennigan]]''' (born 1935) [[football player]] *'''[[Frogman Henry|Clarence "Frogman" Henry]]''' (born 1937) [[singer]], [[musician]] *'''[[E. L. Henry|E. L. "Bubba" Henry]]''' (born 1936) [[politician]], [[lawyer]], [[lobbyist]] *'''[[L. B. Henry]]''' (1920-2008) [[politician]] *'''[[George Herriman]]''' (1880–1944) ''[[Krazy Kat]]'' [[cartoonist]] *'''[[Andrew Higgins]]''' (1886–1952) [[shipbuilder]], [[industrialist]] *'''[[Wiley W. Hilburn]]''' (born 1938) [[journalist]], [[educator]] *'''[[Al Hirt]]''' (1922–1999) [[musician]] *'''[[Ken Hollis]]''' (born 1942) [[state senator]] from [[Jefferson Parish]] (1982-2008) *'''[[Clyde C. Holloway]]''' (born 1943) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Russel L. Honoré]]''' (born 1947) [[general]] *'''[[Taylor Horn]]''' (born 1992) [[singer]] and [[actress]] *'''[[Arlene Howell]]''' (born 1935) [[Miss USA]] 1958 and [[actress]] *'''[[Jerry Huckaby]]''' (born 1941) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Morley Hudson]]''' (1917–2001) [[Louisiana House of Representatives|State Representative]], advocate for the mentally retarded *'''[[Sarah Hudson-Pierce]]''' (born 1948) [[author]] and [[book publisher]] from [[Shreveport]] *'''[[John S. Hunt, III]]''' (1928-2001) [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] [[attorney]]; [[politician]] *'''[[Clementine Hunter]]''' ([[circa|c.]] 1886 – 1988) [[folk artist]] ==I== *'''[[Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville]]''' (1661–1706) founder of the [[Louisiana]] [[colony]] *'''[[Richard Ieyoub]]''' (born 1944) [[attorney general]] ([[1992]]-[[2004]]) *'''[[Walter Isaacson]]''' (born 1952) author, journalist, CEO ==J== *'''[[Mahalia Jackson]]''' (1911–1972) [[gospel music|gospel singer]] *'''[[Woody Jenkins]]''' (born 1947) [[politician]] *'''[[Bobby Jindal]]''' (born 1971) [currently governor of Louisiana [politician]] *'''[[Bill Johnson (jazz musician)|Bill Johnson]]''' (1872–1972) [[jazz musician]] *'''[[J. Bennett Johnston|John Bennett Johnston, Jr.]],''' (born 1932) [[U.S. Senator]] ([[1972]]-[[1997]]) *'''[[Bert Jones]]''' (born 1951) [[LSU Tigers]] & [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] [[quarterback]] *'''[[Robert G. Jones|Robert Gambrell "Bob" Jones]]''' (born 1939) [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Sam H. Jones|Sam Houston Jones]]''' (1897–1978) [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[J. Lomax Jordan]]''' (born 1952) [[state senator]] from [[Lafayette]], [[1992]]-[[2000]] *'''[[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]''' (born 1975) [[rapper]] ==K== *'''[[Ed Karst]]''' (1931–1992), [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] ([[1969]]-[[1973]]), gubernatorial candidate, [[1991]] *'''[[Kay Katz]]''' (born 1940), state representative from [[Ouachita Parish]] and Republican National Committeewoman from Louisiana *'''[[William P. Kellogg]]''' (1830–1918) [[Congressman]], [[Governor]] and [[United States Senator]] *'''[[Donald G. Kelly]]''' (born 1941), state senator from Natchitoches, [[1976]]-[[1996]] *'''[[Donald Ray Kennard]]''' (born 1937), state representative from Baton Rouge since [[1976]] *'''[[John N. Kennedy]]''' (born 1951) current [[Louisiana]] [[State Treasurer]] *'''[[Edward Kennon]]''' (born 1938) [[businessman]]; [[politician]] *'''[[Robert F. Kennon]]''' (1902–1988) [[Governor of Louisiana]] from [[1952]]-[[1956]] *'''[[Doug Kershaw]]''' (born 1936) [[musician]], [[singer]] *'''[[Sammy Kershaw]]''' (born 1958) [[musician]], [[singer]], candidate for [[lieutenant governor]] *'''[[Ernie K-Doe]]''' (1936–2001) [[singer]], "Emperor of the Universe" *'''[[Earl King]]''' (1934–2003) [[musician]] *'''[[Mark Klein (singer)|Mark Klein]]''' (born 1993) [[singer]] *'''[[Jesse Monroe Knowles]]''' (1919–2006) [[politician]] and survivor of [[Bataan Death March]] *'''[[Allison Kolb]]''' (1915–1973) [[politician]] *'''[[Robert Kostelka]]''' (born 1933) [[district attorney]], [[judge]], and [[state senator]] from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] ==L== *'''[[Adras LaBorde]]''' (1912–1993) [[journalist]], [[columnist]], and [[author]] *'''[[Len Lacy]]''' (1900-1998) [[politician]] *'''[[Ed Lafitte]]''' (1886–1971) [[baseball]] player *'''[[Jean Lafitte]]''' ([[circa|c.]] 1780 – [[circa|c.]] 1826) [[blacksmith]], [[pirate]] *'''[[Papa Jack Laine]]''' (1873–1966) [[bandleader]] *'''[[Louis Lambert]]''' (born 1940) [[politician]] *'''[[Dorothy Lamour]]''' (1914–1996) [[actress]] *'''[[Mary Landrieu]]''' (born 1955) [[United States Senate|US Senator]] *'''[[Mitch Landrieu]]''' (born 1960) [[politician]] *'''[[Moon Landrieu]]''' (born 1930) [[judge]], [[politician]] *'''[[Ali Landry]]''' (born 1973) [[actress]], [[model (person)|model]], [[Miss USA]] [[1996]] *'''[[Lisa Landry]]''' (born 1962) [[stand-up comedian]] *'''[[Carroll E. Lanier]]''' (born 1927) [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] from [[1977]]-[[1982]] *'''[[Nick LaRocca]]''' (1889–1961) self-proclaimed "[[inventor]] of [[jazz]]" *'''[[John Larroquette]]''' (born 1947) [[actor]] *'''[[Dud Lastrapes]]''' (born 1929) [[mayor]] of [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] from [[1980]]-[[1992]] *'''[[Marie Laveau]]''' ([[circa|c.]] 1794 – [[circa|c.]] 1881) [[Voodoo]] [[priestess]] *'''[[Claude "Buddy" Leach]]''' (born 1934) [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Leadbelly]]''' (1885–1949) [[musician]] *'''[[Dudley J. LeBlanc]]''' (1894–1971) [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Patrick LeBlanc]]''' (1954-2008) [[architect]], [[businessman]], [[politician]] *'''[[Richard Leche]]''' (1898–1965) [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[David Lee (Baltimore Colts)|David Lee]]''' (born 1943) [[football player]] *'''[[Harry Lee]]''' (1932-2007) [[Jefferson Parish]] [[sheriff]] *'''[[John A. Lejeune]]''' (1867–1942), [[Marine Corps]] [[general]] *'''[[Lloyd E. Lenard]]''' (1922-2008), [[politician]], [[businessman]], [[author]] *'''[[Elmore Leonard]]''' (born 1925) [[author]] *'''[[Jared Leto]]''' (born 1971) [[actor]], [[lead singer]]/[[guitarist]] of alternative rock band [[30 Seconds to Mars]] *'''[[Shannon Leto]]''' (born 1970) [[drummer]] of alternative rock band [[30 Seconds to Mars]], occasional actor *'''[[Jerry Lee Lewis]]''' (born 1935) [[musician]] *'''[[Sam Little]]''' (born 1950) [[politician]] *'''[[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd Harlin Polite]]''' (born 1986) [[R&B]] [[singer]] *'''[[Lil Wayne]]''' (born 1982) [[rapper]] *'''[[Bob Livingston]]''' (born 1943) [[congressman]]) ([[1977]]-[[1999]]) *'''[[Edward Livingston]]''' (1764–1836) [[congressman]], [[United States Secretary of State]] *'''[[Blanche Long]]''' (1902–1998), Mrs. Earl Long, First Lady of Louisiana, [[1939]]-[[1940]]; [[1948]]-[[1954]]; [[1956]]-[[1960]] *'''[[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]''' (1895–1960) former [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[George S. Long]]''' (1883–1958) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Gerald Long]]''' (born 1944), Republican state senator from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]; only elected Republican official of Long family *'''[[Gillis William Long]]''' (1923–1985), [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]],''' (1893–1935) former [[Governor of Louisiana]], [[United States Senate|US Senator]] *'''[[Jimmy D. Long]]''' (born 1931) [[politician]] *'''[[Russell Long]]''' (1918–2003) [[United States Senate|US Senator]] *'''[[Speedy O. Long]]''' (1928–2006) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] and [[district attorney]] from [[La Salle Parish]] *'''[[Professor Longhair]]''' (1918–1980) [[musician]] *'''[[Charlton Lyons]]''' (1894–1973) "father of modern [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in Louisiana" ==M== *'''[[Magic Sam]]''' (1937–1969) [[blues music]] pioneer *'''[[Karl Malone]]''' (born 1963) former [[basketball]] great, mainly with the [[Utah Jazz]] *'''[[Max T. Malone]]''' (born 1953) [[geologist]] and [[state senator]] *'''[[Archie Manning]]''' (born 1949) former [[New Orleans Saints]] [[quarterback]] *'''[[Eli Manning]]''' (born 1982) [[New York Giants]] [[quarterback]] *'''[[Peyton Manning]]''' (born 1976) [[Indianapolis Colts]] [[quarterback]] *'''[[Pete Maravich|"Pistol" Pete Maravich]]''' (1947–1988) [[LSU Tigers|LSU]] & [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[basketball Hall of Fame]]r *'''[[Paul Mares]]''' (1900–1949) [[musician]] *'''[[Branford Marsalis]]''' (born 1960) [[musician]] *'''[[Ellis Marsalis, Jr.]],''' (born 1934) [[musician]], [[educator]] *'''[[Ellis Marsalis, Sr.]],''' ([[circa|c.]] 1908 – 2004) [[poultry]] [[farmer]], [[jazz musician]], [[hotelier]], [[civil rights activist]] *'''[[Wynton Marsalis]]''' (born 1961) [[musician]] *'''[[Wade O. Martin, Jr.]]''' (1911–1990) [[secretary of state]] *'''[[Wade O. Martin, Sr.]]''' (1885–1956) [[politician]] *'''[[Virginia Martinez (Louisiana politician)|Virginia Martinez]]''' (1922-1992) Louisiana Republican national committeewoman from [[1977]] until her death *'''[[Jim McCrery]]''' (born 1949) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Tim McGraw]]''' (born 1967) [[musician]] *'''[[John McKeithen]]''' (1918–1999) [[Governor of Louisiana]] from [[1964]]-[[1972]] *'''[[W. Fox McKeithen]]''' (1946–2005) Louisiana secretary of state, [[1988]]-2005 *'''[[Chuck McMains]]''' (born 1948) former state representative and Baton Rouge [[lobbyist]] *'''[[Huey Meaux]]''' (????) [[record producer]] {{Fact|date = May 2008}} *'''[[D.L. Menard]]''' (????) [[Cajun music]]ian from [[Erath, Louisiana]]{{Fact|date = May 2008}} *'''[[Adah Isaacs Menken]]''' (1835–1868) [[actress]] *'''[[Louis J. Michot]]''' (born 1922), [[businessman]], former state superintendent of education, and [[Louisiana House of Representatives|State Representative]] from [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] *'''[[Michael J. Michot]]''' (born 1963), [[businessman]], [[state senator]] from [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] since [[2000]] *'''[[Roderick Miller]]''' (1924–2005) [[politician]], [[lawyer]] *'''[[Lizzie Miles]]''' (1895–1963) [[singer]] *'''Percy "[[Master P]]" Miller''' (born 1967) [[musician]], [[actor]], [[record producer]], [[sportsperson|athlete]] *'''[[Alexander Milne]]''' (1742–1838) [[businessman]], [[slave trade|slave-trader]], [[philanthropist]] *'''[[Billy Montgomery]]''' (born 1937) [[politician]] and former [[educator]] *'''[[Harold Montgomery]]''' (1911–1995) [[state senator]] and [[businessman]] *'''[[Little Brother Montgomery]]''' ([[circa|c.]] 1906 – 1985) [[musician]] *'''[[Cleo Moore]]''' (1923–1973) [[1950s]] [[movie star]] *'''[[W. Henson Moore]]''' (born 1939) former [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''Jon Moore''' (1987–2052) [[1950s]] [[movie star]] *'''[[Jackie Moreland]]''' (1938-1971) professional [[basketball]] player *'''[[Cecil Morgan]]''' (1898–1999) state legislator who lead the impeachment forces against [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], later executive with [[Standard Oil Company]] and dean of [[Tulane University]] Law School *'''[[Elemore Morgan, Jr.]]''' (1931–2008) [[landscape painter]] and [[photographer]] *'''[[Dutch Morial]]''' (1929–1989) [[judge]], [[mayor of New Orleans]] *'''[[deLesseps Story Morrison]]''' (1912–1964), [[mayor of New Orleans]], ambassador to the [[Organization of American States]], three-time [[gubernatorial]] candidate *'''[[Jacob Haight Morrison]]''' (1905–1974), [[politician]], [[historical preservationist]] *'''[[James H. Morrison]]''' (1908–2000) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Jelly Roll Morton]]''' (1890–1941) [[musician]], [[composer]], self-proclaimed "[[inventor]] of [[jazz]]" *'''[[Morgus the Magnificent]]''' (born ????) [[horror host]] *'''[[Paul Morphy]]''' (1837–1884) world [[chess]] champion *'''[[Garrett Morris]]''' (born 1937) [[comedian]], ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' *'''[[Isaac Edward Morse]]''' (1809–1866) [[Louisiana]] state [[List of Attorneys General of Louisiana|Attorney General]] and US [[Congressman]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"> {{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location=Chicago | date = 1963}}</ref> *'''[[Alexander Mouton]]''' (1804–1885) [[Governor]] and [[United States Senator]] *'''[[Ashton J. Mouton]]''' (1916–1988) [[mayor]] of [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] ==N== *'''[[Ray Nagin]]''' (born 1956) current [[mayor of New Orleans]] *'''[[Aaron Neville]]''' (born 1941) [[singer]] *'''[[Josephine Louise Newcomb]]''' (1816–1901) [[philanthropist]] ([[Newcomb College]]) *'''[[Randy Newman]]''' (born 1943) [[singer-songwriter]], [[pianist]] *'''[[Francis T. Nicholls]]''' (1834–1912) [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[James A. Noe]]''' (1890–1976) [[Governor of Louisiana]] for five months in [[1936]], [[oil]] driller, [[Presenter|broadcaster]] *'''[[Frank T. Norman]]''' (1914-1994), mayor of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] from [[1958]]-[[1966]]; top official of [[Masonic lodge]] *'''[[Rick Nowlin]]''' (born 1948) [[politician]] *'''[[Alcide Nunez]]''' (1884–1934) [[musician]] *'''[[William "Billy" Nungesser]]''' (1929–2006) [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]] ==O== *'''[[Bob Odom|Robert Fred "Bob" Odom]]''' (born 1935) Agriculture commissioner (1980-2008) *'''[[Joe "King" Oliver]]''' (1885–1938) [[jazz]] musician *'''[[Alton Ochsner]]''' (1896–1981) [[surgeon]], [[medical research]]er *'''[[Taylor W. O'Hearn]]''' (1907–1997) [[politician]] *'''[[B.F. O'Neal, Jr.]],''' (1922–2004) [[politician]] *'''[[Lee Harvey Oswald]]''' (1939–1963) [[assassin]] of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John Kennedy]] *'''[[John H. Overton]]''' (1875–1948) [[United States Senate|US Senator]] *'''[[Mel Ott]]''' (1909–1958) [[baseball]] player ==P== *'''[[Stephen B. Packard]]''' [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]] [[politician]] *'''[[John M. Parker]]''' (1863–1939) [[Governor of Louisiana]] ([[1920]]-[[1924]] *'''[[Mary Evelyn Parker]]''' (born 1920) state [[treasurer]] from [[1968]]-[[1987]] *'''[[Otto Passman]]''' (1900–1988) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[David I. Patten]]''' (1920-1998) [[politician]] *'''[[Carly Patterson]]''' (born 1988) [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist in [[gymnastics]] *'''[[J.E. "Pat" Patterson|Jacob E. "Pat" Patterson]]''' (born 1924) [[politician]] *'''[[Louis Pendleton]]''' (1931–2007) [[dentist]] and [[civil rights activist]] *'''[[Benjamin Pavy]]''' (1874–1943) [[District judge]], opponent of the [[Huey Long|Longs]], father-in-law of [[Carl Weiss]], [[M.D.]] *'''[[Nicholas Payton]]''' (born 1973) [[musician]] *'''[[Dave L. Pearce]]''' (1904–1984) [[politician]] *'''[[Morgan D. Peoples]]''' (1919–1998) [[historian]] *'''[[Pauley Perrette]]''' (born 1969) [[singer]] and [[actress]] *'''[[Leander Perez]]''' (1891–1969) [[District judge]], [[political boss]] of [[St. Bernard Parish|St. Bernard]] and [[Plaquemines Parish|Plaquemine]] [[parishes]] from [[1919]] to [[1969]] *'''[[Tony Perkins (politician)|Tony Perkins]]''' (born 1963), [[conservative]] [[politician]], head of [[Family Research Council]] *'''[[Marguerite Piazza]]''' (????) [[opera]]tic [[soprano]] *'''[[P.B.S. Pinchback]]''' (1837–1921) [[politician]], [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Leonidas Polk]]''' (1806–1864) [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[general]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[bishop]], founder of [[Sewanee, The University of the South]] *'''[[Julien de Lallande Poydras]]''' (1740–1824) [[poet]], [[politician]] *'''[[Nun|Sister]] [[Helen Prejean]]''' (born 1938) [[activist]] *'''[[Louis Prima]]''' (1910–1978) [[musician]], [[entertainer]] *'''[[Professor Longhair]]''' (1918–1980) [[musician]] *'''[[Paul Prudhomme]]''' (born 1940) [[chef]] *'''[[Robert G. Pugh]]''' (1924-2007) [[Shreveport]] [[lawyer]], gubernatorial advisor ==R== *'''[[Henry Ragas]]''' (1897–1919) early [[jazz pianist]] *'''[[Kevin Rahm]]''' (born 1971) [[actor]] *'''[[William Rainach]]''' (1913–1978) [[politician]] *'''[[W.L. Rambo]]''' (1917–1984) [[politician]] *'''[[Ned Randolph]]''' (born 1942), [[Louisiana House of Representatives|State Representative]], [[state senator]], and [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] ([[1986]]-[[2006]]) *'''[[John Rarick]]''' (born 1924) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] and state [[judge]] *'''Jason Ray''' (born 1974) [[professional wrestler]] *'''[[Benny Rayburn|B.B. "Bennie" Rayburn, Jr.]]''' (1944-2006) [[Washington Parish]] [[sheriff]] *'''[[Sixty Rayburn|B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn, Sr.]]''' (1916-2008) [[politician]] *'''[[Eddy Raven]]''' (born 1944) [[singer-songwriter]] *'''[[Shawn Reaves]]''' (born 1978) [[actor]] *'''[[Mac Rebbenack|Mac "Dr John" Rebbenack]]''' (born 1940) [[pianist]], [[singer-songwriter]] *'''[[Charles Reece]]''' (born 1982), [[invented the 5 minute ab program, MWD specialist, winner of 5 Emmy's, 3 Oscars, and 1 Tony, for his production of The broadway adaptation to Howard the Duck.{{Fact|date = May 2008}} *'''[[Edmund Reggie]]''' (born 1926), [[lawyer]], [[judge]], father-in-law of [[Edward M. Kennedy]] *'''[[Godfrey Reggio]]''' (born 1940) [[film-maker]] *'''[[Anne Rice]]''' (born 1941) [[writer]] *'''[[E.S. Richardson]]''' (1875-1950), [[educator]] *'''[[Norman L. Richardson]]''' (1935–1999) [[journalist]] *'''[[Dan Richey]]''' (born 1948) [[politician]] *'''[[Teddy Riley (jazz)|Teddy Riley]]''' (1924–1992) [[jazz]] [[trumpeter]] *'''[[Norbert Rilleaux]]''' (1806–1894) [[inventor]], [[engineer]] *'''[[Neil Riser]]''' (born 1962) [[politician]] *'''[[Cokie Roberts]]''' (born 1943) [[journalist]], [[author]], daughter of [[Hale Boggs|Hale]] and [[Lindy Boggs]] *'''[[George Rodrigue]]''' (born 1944) "[[Blue Dog]]" [[artist]] *'''[[Buddy Roemer]]''' (born 1943) [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Leon Roppolo]]''' (1902–1943) [[musician]] *'''[[Jacques Roy]]''' (born 1970) [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] since [[2006]] ==S== *'''[[Joe R. Salter]]''' (born 1943) [[politician]], [[educator]] *'''[[Fred L. Schiele]]''' (deceased) [[state representative]] and [[sheriff]] of Concordia Parish *'''[[John F. Schwegmann]]''' (born 1946) [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[John G. Schwegmann]]''' (1911–1995) [[politician]] [[businessman]] *'''[[Melinda Schwegmann]]''' (born 1947) [[lieutenant governor]] from [[1992]]-[[1996]] *'''[[Danny D. Scott]]''' (1930-2007) [[newspaper publisher]] in [[Springhill, Louisiana|Springhill]] *'''[[Jock Scott]]''' (born 1947) [[politician]], [[historian]], [[lawyer]] *'''[[Nauman Scott]]''' (1916–2001) [[judge]] *'''[[W. Ray Scott]]''' (1923-2008) [[mayor]] of Natchitoches ([[1960]]-[[1976]]) *'''[[Angelle Seeling Savoie]]''' (born Aug 7, 1970) [[professional motorcycle drag racer]] [[born in Luling, La.]] *'''[[George W. Shannon]]''' (1914–1998) [[newspaper editor]] *'''[[Amanda Shaw]]''' (born 1990) [[actress]], [[singer]] and [[fiddler]] *'''[[B.L. "Buddy" Shaw]]''' (born 1933) [[politician]] and [[educator]] *'''[[Rhonda Shear]]''' (born 1954) [[beauty queen]], [[television host]] *'''[[Eddy Shell]]''' (1937-2008) [[educator]]; [[politician]] *'''[[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]]''' (born 1977) [[musician]] *'''[[Mary S. Sherman]]''' (1913–1964) [[orthopedic surgeon]] and [[murder]] victim in [[New Orleans]] *'''[[William T. Sherman]]''' (1820–1891) [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[general]], first president of LSU *'''[[Chris Shivers]]''' (????) professional [[bull riding|bull rider]] *'''[[Henry Miller Shreve]]''' (1785–1854) [[inventor]], [[steamboat]] [[captain]] *'''[[Rockin' Sidney]]''' (1938–1998) [[Zydeco]] star *'''[[Richard Simmons]]''' (born 1948) [[entertainer]] *'''[[Oramel H. Simpson]]''' (1870–1932) [[Governor of Louisiana]] ([[1926]]-[[1928]] *'''[[Terysa Singleton]]''' (born 1983) [[beauty queen]], [[Miss Black Louisiana USA]] *'''[[Fulwar Skipwith]]''' (1765–1839) [[diplomat]], [[politician]] *'''[[John Slidell]]''' (1793–1871) [[senator]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[diplomat]] *'''[[Soulja Slim]]''' (1977–2003) [[musician]] *'''[[Floyd W. Smith, Jr.]]''' (born 1932) [[politician]] *'''[[Howard K. Smith]]''' (1914–2002) [[journalist]], [[reporter]] *'''[[Joe D. Smith, Jr.]]''' (1922-2008), [[newspaper publisher]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Otis Smith (American football)]]''' (born 1965) former [[New England Patriots]] [[cornerback]], [[New England Patriots]] assistant coach *'''[[John K. Snyder]]''' (1922–1993) mayor of Alexandria ([[1973]]-[[1977]]; [[1982]]-[[1986]]) *'''[[Floyd Soileau]]''' (born 1938) [[record producer]] *'''[[Ian Somerhalder]]''' (born 1978) [[actor]], [[Model (person)|model]] *'''[[Art Sour]]''' (1924–2000) [[Louisiana House of Representatives|State Representative]] from Shreveport, [[1972]]-[[1992]] *'''[[Britney Spears]]''' (born 1981) [[singer]] *'''[[Jamie Lynn Spears]]''' (born 1991) [[actress]] *'''[[Freddie Spencer]]''' (born 1961) world [[motorcycle]] champion *'''[[Tommy Spinks]]''' (1948-2007) [[football player]] *'''[[Frank Spooner]]''' (born 1937) businessman; Republican [[politician]] *'''[[Jimmy Swaggart]]''' (born 1935) [[Evangelism|evangelist]] *'''[[Stromile Swift]]''' (born 1979) [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player, [[Memphis Grizzlies]] *'''[[Tom Stagg]]''' (born 1923) [[judge]] *'''[[Kordell Stewart]]''' (born 1972) [[NFL]] [[quarterback]]/[[wide receiver]] *'''[[Michael G. Strain]]''' (born 1959) [[veterinarian]]; outgoing state representative; Republican candidate for Louisiana commissioner of [[Agriculture]] and [[Forestry]] *'''[[Patrick Surtain]]''' (born 1976) [[NFL]] [[cornerback]] *'''[[Hal Sutton]]''' (born 1958) [[PGA Tour]] [[golf]]er *'''[[Stephanie Swift]]''' (born 1972) [[actress]] ==T== *'''[[Gregory Tarver]]''' [[civil rights]] activist; former state senator from Caddo Parish *'''[[Albert Tate]]''' (1920–1986) state and federal [[judge]] *'''[[Billy Tauzin]]''' (born 1943) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] and [[lobbyist]] *'''[[Joe Gray Taylor]]''' (1920–1987) [[historian]] *'''[[Richard Taylor (general)|Richard Taylor]]''' (1826–1879) [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[general]] *'''[[Zachary Taylor]]''' (1784–1850) 12th [[President of the United States|US President]], [[US Army]] [[general]] *'''[[David Thibodaux]]''' (1953–2007) [[politician]], [[educator]], [[author]] *'''[[Keith Thibodeaux]]''' (born 1950) [[actor]] *'''[[David William Thomas]]''' (1876-1961) [[politician]], [[educator]], [[journalist]], [[attorney]] *'''[[A. Roswell Thompson]]''' (1911-1976) [[politician]] and [[Ku Klux Klan]]sman *'''[[Francis C. Thompson]]''' (born 1941) [[politician]] and [[landowner]] *'''[[Sandra Thompson]]''' (born 1946) [[politician]] and [[environmentalist]] *'''[[George H. Tichenor]]''' (1837–1923) [[surgeon]], pioneer in [[antiseptics]] *'''[[Stanley R. Tiner]]''' (born 1942) [[journalist]] *'''[[David Toms]]''' (born 1967) [[golf]]er *'''[[John Kennedy Toole]]''' (1937–1969) [[writer]] *'''[[Leo Touchet]]''' (born 1939) [[photographer]]/[[photojournalist]] *'''[[Ned Touchstone]]''' (1926–1988) Radical Right [[politician]] and [[publisher]] *'''[[Wayne Toups]]''' (born 1958) [[musician]] *'''[[Allen Toussaint]]''' (born 1938) [[musician]], [[composer]], [[record producer]] *'''[[David C. Treen]]''' (born 1928) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] (1973-1980) and [[Governor of Louisiana]] (1980-1984) *'''[[Jim Tucker (Louisiana politician)|James Wayne "Jim" Tucker]]''' (born 1964), [[politician]]; first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Speaker of the [[Louisiana State Legislature| Louisiana House of Representatives]] since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]] *'''[[Paul Tulane]]''' (1801–1887) [[businessman]], [[philanthropist]] *'''[[Ben Turpin]]''' ([[circa|c.]] 1872 – 1940) [[silent film]] [[comedian]] ==U== *'''[[Ruth Ulrich]]''' (born [[1962]]) Republican National Committeewoman from Louisiana; [[radio]] producer and writer for ''The Moon Griffon Show'' in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] ==V== *'''[[Pattie W. Van Hook]]''' (1927–1991) [[Shreveport]] [[physician]] and first woman president of the Louisiana State Medical Society *'''[[J. Emile Verret]]''' (1885–1965) [[lieutenant governor]] ([[1944]]-[[1948]]), defeated [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] *'''[[Jacques Villeré]]''' (1760–1830) [[Louisiana Creole|Creole]] [[Governor of Louisiana]] and [[general]] *'''[[David Vitter]]''' (born 1961) [[United States Senate|US Senator]] ==W== *'''[[Joe D. Waggonner|Joseph David Waggonner, Jr.]]''' (1918-2007) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] *'''[[Madam C.J. Walker]]''' (1867–1919) [[business]] [[tycoon]] *'''[[Joseph Marshall Walker]]''' (1786–1856) [[Governor of Louisiana]] *'''[[Ray Walston]]''' (1914–2001) [[actor]] *'''[[Mike Walsworth]]''' (born 1956) [[state senator]] from [[Ouachita Parish]] *'''[[Lula Wardlow]]''' (1876–1970) first woman [[mayor]] of a Louisiana community, having served in [[Montgomery, Louisiana|Montgomery]] in [[Grant Parish]] ([[1926]]-[[1930]]) *'''[[Henry C. Warmoth]]''' (1842–1931) [[Governor of Louisiana]] during [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]] *'''[[Arthur C. Watson]]''' (1909–1984) [[politician]] *'''[[Eugene P. Watson]]''' (1911–1964) [[librarian]] *'''[[Carl Weiss]]''' (1906–1935) [[physician]] and purported [[assassin]] of [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] *'''[[Rebecca Wells]]''' (born 20th century) [[actress]], [[playwright]], [[author]] *'''[[Edward Douglass White]]''' (1845–1921) [[Supreme Court Chief Justice]] *'''[[Tony Joe White]]''' (born 1943) [[singer-songwriter]], [[musician]] *'''[[Lynn Whitfield]]''' (born 1953) [[actress]] *'''[[Brian "Baby" Williams]]''' (born 1969) [[record executive]], [[record producer]], [[entrepreneur]], [[musician]] *'''[[Hank Williams, Jr]]''' (born 1949) [[singer]] *'''[[Lucinda Williams]]''' (born 1963) [[singer-songwriter]], [[musician]] *'''[[T. Harry Williams]]''' (1909–1979) [[historian]] *'''[[Earl Williamson]]''' (1903–1992) [[Caddo Parish]] [[politician]], long-serving police juror in [[Louisiana]], [[1933]]-[[1972]], [[1979]]-[[1980]]; [[mayor]] of [[Vivian, Louisiana|Vivian]] *'''[[Don W. Williamson]]''' (born 1927) [[politician]], [[businessman]] *'''[[Edwin E. Willis]]''' (1904–1972) [[United States House of Representatives|US Representative]] from [[1949]]-[[1969]] *'''[[Justin Wilson (chef)|Justin E. Wilson]]''' (1914–2001) [[Cajun]] [[raconteur]], [[chef]], [[humorist]], [[politician]] *'''[[Lorris M. Wimberly]]''' (1898–1962) [[politician]] *'''[[Reese Witherspoon]]''' (born 1976) [[actress]] *'''[[A. Baldwin Wood]]''' (1879–1956) [[inventor]], [[engineer]] *'''[[Susan Ward]]''' (born 1976) [[actress]], [[model (person)|model]] == Y == *'''[[Andrew Young]]''' (born 1932) [[politician]] and [[civil rights]] advocate *'''[[Lester Young]]''' (1909–1959) [[musician]] ==Z== *'''[[Samuel Zemurray]]''' ([[circa|c.]] 1878 – 1961) [[businessman]], [[philanthropist]] *'''[[Buckwheat Zydeco]]''' (born 1947) [[musician]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{Louisiana}} {{Lists of people by U.S. state}} [[Category:Lists of people by U.S. state|Louisiana]] [[Category:People from Louisiana|*]] [[Category:Louisiana-related lists|People]] [[Category:Lists of Louisiana people|*]]