Name
Image
Birth–death
Year
Area of achievement
John Alario
(1943–)
2003
Former speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives , 1984–1988; 1992–1996; Louisiana State Senate President, 2012-2020 [1] [2]
Avery Alexander
(1910–1999)
2018
Louisiana state representative for Orleans Parish; figure in the civil rights movement[3]
Rodney Alexander
(1946–)
2010
Former U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district , 2003–2013; secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs , 2013–2014; state representative for Jackson Parish , 1988–2002[4]
A. Leonard Allen
(1891–1969)
1994
U.S. representative for Louisiana's 8th congressional district (since disbanded), 1937–1953[5]
Oscar K. Allen
(1882–1936)
1997
Governor of Louisiana , 1932–1936[6]
Al Ater
(1953–2017)
2009
State representative from Concordia Parish , 1984–1992; Acting Louisiana Secretary of State , 2005–2006[2]
Fred Baden
(1934–2009)
2012
Mayor of Pineville , 1970–1998[7]
Diana Bajoie
(1948–)
2007
State senator, 1991–2008; state representative, 1976–1991; temporary member of the New Orleans City Council , 2012–2013[2] [8]
Richard Baker
(1948–)
2008
Lobbyist; U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district , 1987–2008; state representative from Baton Rouge, 1972–1987[9]
Jesse Bankston
(1907–2010)
2002
Former member, secretary, and chairman of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education [10]
Charles C. Barham
(1934–2010)
2013
Louisiana State Senator, 1964–1972; 1976–1988[11]
Robert W. Bates
(1941–2020)
2005
United States Secret Service agent who accompanied President Richard M. Nixon to China; operates commercial horticultural nursery in Forest Hill in Rapides Parish[12]
Louis Berry
(1914–1998)
1996
African American civil rights attorney from Alexandria , Dean of Southern University Law Center from 1972 to 1974 [13]
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
(1942–2019)
2006
Governor of Louisiana, 2004–2008; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana , 1996–2004; Louisiana Public Service Commissioner , 1989–1996; state representative from Lafayette , 1984–1989[14]
Raymond Blanco
(1935–)
2019
Academic administrator and football coach; "First Gentleman of Louisiana", 2004–2008, while his wife, Kathleen, was governor[15]
Hale Boggs
(1914–1972)
1993
U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district , 1947–1973; Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives , 1971–1973; House Majority Whip, 1962–1971[16]
Lindy Boggs
(1916–2013)
1994
U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1973–1991]; United States Ambassador to the Holy See , 1997–2001[17]
Billy Boles
(1927–2008)
2004
Louisiana state senator from Ouachita and Richland parishes, 1952–1956[8]
Kenny Bowen
(1926–2002)
2002
Mayor of Lafayette , 1972–1980; 1992–1996
Harley Bozeman
(1891–1971)
2002
Historian, state representative, 1929–1930; political crony of Huey Long[2] [18]
John Breaux
(1944–)
2003
United States Senator, 1987 to 2005; U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district , 1972–1987[19]
James H. "Jim" Brown
(1940–)
2011
Political consultant; state senator from Concordia Parish, 1972–1980; Louisiana secretary of state, 1980–1988; Louisiana insurance commissioner, 1991–2000[20]
J. Marshall Brown
(1926–1995)
2014
State representative from Orleans Parish, 1952–1960; Democratic national committeeman, 1964 to 1972; member of Louisiana State Board of Education, 1960s
Peppi Bruneau
(1942–)
2015
Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Orleans Parish, 1976–2007[21]
Victor Bussie
(1919–2011)
1994
President, Louisiana AFL–CIO , 1956–1997
Buddy Caldwell
(1946–)
2015
Attorney General of Louisiana , 2008–2016; former district attorney in Madison Parish, 1979–2008[21]
Jefferson Caffery
(1886–1974)
2000
Diplomat[22]
Burl Cain
(1942–)
2002
Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary , 1995–2016; founder of Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum[23]
Foster Campbell
(1947–)
2009
State Senator, 1976–2003; member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission since 2003; candidate for governor, 2007 and U.S. Senator, 2016[8]
James Carville
(1944–)
1996
Manager of Bill Clinton 's Presidential campaigns, television news media commentator [24]
Leonard J. Chabert
(1932–1991)
2013
State representative , 1972–1980; state senator from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, 1980–1991
Marty James Chabert
(1956–)
2013
State senator from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from 1992 to 1996
Norby Chabert
(1975–)
2013
State senator from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes since 2009[11]
Jay Chevalier
(1936–2019)
2003
Singer and political candidate[25]
William C.C. Claiborne
(c. 1772–1817)
1993
First Governor of Louisiana, as well as Governor of the Territory of Orleans [26]
Sally Clausen
(1945–)
2007
Former Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education[27] Also served as Adjunct Professor for Louisiana State University, Deputy Commissioner of Administration, Secretary of Education for the Office of the Governor, and President of Southeastern Louisiana University .[28]
Hyram Copeland
(1940–)
2013
Mayor of Vidalia , 1992–2016[29]
Harry Connick, Sr.
(1926–)
2003
District attorney of Orleans Parish , 1973–2003; investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy ; father of singer Harry Connick Jr. [30]
Charlie Cook
(1953–)
2006
Political analyst[31]
Jay Dardenne
(1954–)
2018
Lieutenant governor of Louisiana, 2010–2016; Louisiana secretary of state, 2006–2010; state senator from Baton Rouge, 1992–2006; Louisiana Commissioner of Administration, since 2016[32]
Quentin Dastugue
(1955–)
2018
Louisiana State Representative for Orleans and Jefferson parishes, 1980–1996[33]
Jimmie Davis
(1899–2000)
1993
Governor of Louisiana[34]
Pap Dean
(1915–2011)
1993
Editorial cartoonist, Shreveport Times
Charles deGravelles
(1913–2008)
2007
Chair, state Republican Party, 1968–1972[35]
Virginia deGravelles
(1915–2017)[36]
2007
Republican National Committeewoman (1964–1968)[35]
George Dement
(1922–2014)
2013
Mayor, Bossier City , 1989–2005[37]
Charles W. DeWitt Jr.
(1947–)
2004
Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives , 2000–2004[2]
Juba Diez
(1944–)
2015
State representative for Ascension Parish from 1976 to 2004[21]
Jimmy Dimos
(1938–)
2017
State representative (1976–1999), House Speaker (1988–1992), and district judge (1999–2006) from Monroe [38]
Bill Dodd
(1909–1991)
2002
Louisiana state representative, 1940–1948; lieutenant governor, 1948–1952; state superintendent of education, 1964–1972[2]
Cat Doucet
(1899–1975)
1999
Sheriff of St. Landry Parish, Huey Long protégé [39]
Hunt Downer
(1946–)
2007
State representative[2]
Edwin Edwards
(1927–2021)
1993
Governor of Louisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96; U.S. Representative, 1965-72[40]
John Bel Edwards
(1966–)
2014
Governor of Louisiana, 2016-24; former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Tangipahoa Parish; 56th Governor of Louisiana ; part of the Edwards political family given group induction
Allen J. Ellender
(1890–1972)
1994
United States senator[41]
Noble Ellington
(1942–)
2015
Member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Franklin Parish; Winnsboro cotton merchant and deputy state insurance commissioner[21]
Randy Ewing
(1944–)
2010
State senator[8]
Jimmy Fitzmorris
(1921–2021)
1999
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1972–1980[42]
Carlos Roberto Flores
(1950–)
2005
President of Honduras [43]
Mary Flake Flores
2005
First Lady of Honduras , humanitarian worker[43]
Murphy J. Foster
(1849–1921)
1997
Governor of Louisiana, 1892–1900[44]
Murphy J. Foster Jr.
(1930–2020)
2003
Governor of Louisiana, 1996–2004[45]
John B. Fournet
(1895–1984)
2014
Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice, speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives , Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana [46]
Douglas Fowler
(1906–1980)
1999
Louisiana Elections Commissioner, 1959–1979[47]
Robert "Bobby" Freeman
(1934–2016)
2008
Lieutenant governor of Louisiana, 1980–1988[48]
Sylvan Friedman
(1908–1979)
2006
Louisiana state Senator and Representative[8] [49]
Charles Fuselier
(1942–)
2003
Sheriff of Saint Martin Parish, President of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association, National Sheriff of the Year in 1996[50]
Ron Gomez
(1934–)
2019
Louisiana State Representative for Lafayette Parish from 1980 to 1989; print and broadcast journalist[15]
Lucille May Grace
(1900–1957)
2011
Louisiana Register of the State Land Office, 1932, first woman to attain statewide elected office in Louisiana[51]
Camille Gravel
(1915–2005)
1995
Attorney, executive counsel to Governors John McKeithen and Edwin Edwards, helped draft the current Louisiana Constitution [52]
Francis Grevemberg
(1914–2008)
2002
Louisiana state police superintendent[53]
Dick Guidry
(1929–2014)
2014
Considered the youngest member ever elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives[54]
Dudley A. Guglielmo
(1909–2005)
2004
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance[55]
John Hainkel
(1938–2005)
2002
Louisiana state representative[2]
Sam Hanna
(1933–2006)
1995
Journalist
Paul Hardy
(1942–)
2019
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992; former Louisiana Secretary of State and state senator from St. Martin Parish [15]
Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway
(1939–2021)
2013
Sheriff of Grant Parish , 1976–2008; member of Louisiana Board of Pardons and Paroles
Felix Edward Hébert
(1901–1979)
2012
United States House of Representatives[56]
E. L. Henry
(1936–)
2012
Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives , 1972-80[2]
Wiley W. Hilburn
(1938–2014)
2001
Journalist and chairman of the Department of Journalism at Louisiana Tech University [57]
Donald E. Hines
(1933–2019)
2006
Louisiana State Senate President from 2004 to 2008; physician in Bunkie [8] [58]
Melvin "Kip" Holden
(1952–)
2008
Democratic Mayor -President of East Baton Rouge Parish , 2005–2016[59]
Jerry Huckaby
(1941–)
2012
United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district , 1977–1993[60]
John S. Hunt, II
(1928–2001)
2014
Member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission , 1964–1972; nephew of Huey and Earl Long; cousin of Russell B. Long[46]
Carolyn Huntoon
(1940–)
2003
Director Johnson Space Center , Agency Representative at the White House in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy[61] Sister of former U.S. Representative Buddy Leach
Richard Ieyoub
(1944–)
2016
Attorney General of Louisiana , 1992–2004[62]
William J. Jefferson
(1947–)
2000
U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1991–2009[63]
T.J. Jemison
(1918–2013)
2017
Civil rights activist from Baton Rouge; early organizer of Southern Christian Leadership Conference [64]
Chris John
(1960–)
2009
U.S. representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district (since disbanded), 1997–2005; lost the 2004 U.S. Senate election to David Vitter [65]
J. Bennett Johnston Jr.
(1932–)
1997
United States senator, 1972–1997[66]
Sam Houston Jones
(1897–1978)
2016
Governor of Louisiana, 1940–1944[67]
Theodore "Ted" Jones
(1934–)
2007
Lawyer, lobbyist, political appointee[68]
Eddie J. Jordan Jr.
(1952–)
2005
District attorney of Orleans Parish, 2003–2007[69]
James A. Joseph
(1935–)
2008
Career diplomat and professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies at Duke University [70]
Curtis Joubert
(1931–)
2005
Mayor of Eunice , 1981–1994; state representative for St. Landry Parish, 1968–1972; former member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Board of Trustees for Colleges and Universities[71]
Donald G. Kelly
(1941–)
2008
State senator from Natchitoches , 1976–1996[8] [72]
Iris Kelso
(1926–2003)
1999
Journalist[73]
Robert F. Kennon
(1902–1988)
2001
Governor of Louisiana, 1952–1956[74]
Catherine D. Kimball
(1945–)
2011
Chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court , 2009–2013; associate justice, 1992–2009[75]
Jeannette Knoll
(1943–)
2000
Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1997–2016[76]
Adras LaBorde
(1912–1993)
2012
Editor and columnist for The Alexandria Daily Town Talk [77]
Raymond Laborde
(1927–2016)
2003
State representative from Avoyelles Parish and mayor of Marksville[2]
Charles D. Lancaster Jr.
(1943–2018)
2018
Louisiana state representative for Jefferson Parish, 1972–1976; 1980–2008; longest-serving Republican member of the state House[78]
Mary Landrieu
(1955–)
2007
United States Senator 1997–2014; state treasurer, 1887–1996; state representative, 1980–1988[79]
Moon Landrieu
(1930–2022)
2004
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , 1979–1981; Mayor of New Orleans , 1970–1978; state representative, 1960–1966[80] Mayor of New Orleans
John LaPlante
(1953–2007)
2008
Baton Rouge–based journalist [81]
Dudley LeBlanc
(1894–1971)
1993
Louisiana state senator[8]
Harry Lee
(1932–2007)
2001
Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, 1980-2007; father of current Jefferson Parish president Cynthia Lee-Sheng [82]
Walter Lee
(1921–2015)
2009
Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court , 1956–2012
Bob Livingston
(1943–)
2003
United States House of Representatives[83]
Earl Long
(1895–1960)
1993
Governor of Louisiana[84]
Gillis William Long
(1923–1985)
1994
United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th congressional district, 1963–1965; 1973–1985[85]
Huey P. Long
(1893–1935)
1993
Governor of Louisiana; United States Senator [86]
Jimmy D. Long
(1931–2016)
2000
Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches [2]
Rose McConnell Long
(1892–1970)
2014
U.S. Senator upon the death of her husband, Huey P. Long; mother of U.S. Senator Russell B. Long[46]
Russell B. Long
(1918–2003)
1993
United States Senator [87]
Speedy Long
(1928–2006)
1998
United States House of Representatives[88]
Bill Lynch
(1929–2004)
2005
Louisiana Inspector General, investigative journalist in Shreveport and Baton Rouge[89]
Edward "Bubby" Lyons
(1929–)
2014
First person ever to serve as mayor of two Louisiana cities, Houma and Mandeville [46]
Charlton Lyons
(1894–1973)
2010
Chair, state Republican Party, candidate for governor, 1964[90]
John Maginnis
(1948–2014)
2015
Louisiana journalist who exposed corruption in politics and government; known for the book The Last Hayride [21]
Robert Mann
(1958–)
2014
Manship Chair in Journalism at Louisiana State University; aide to U.S. Sens. Russell Long and John Breaux; communications director, Gov. Kathleen Blanco; political historian[91]
Wade O. Martin Jr.
(1911–1990)
2001
Louisiana Secretary of State [92]
Charles A. Marvin
(1929–2003)
2015
District attorney of Bossier and Webster parishes, judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal ; attorney in Minden[93]
John McKeithen
(1918–1999)
1993
Governor of Louisiana, 1964–1972; former member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and Louisiana House of Representatives[94]
W. Fox McKeithen
(1946–2005)
2006
Louisiana Secretary of State[95]
Harold McSween
(1926–2002)
2001
U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district, 1958–1963[96]
Billy Montgomery
(1937–)
2012
Former Louisiana State Representative from Bossier Parish [97]
W. Henson Moore, III
(1939–)
2002
United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 1975–1987[98]
Ernest Nathan Morial
(1929–1989)
1993
Mayor of New Orleans [99]
deLesseps Story Morrison Sr.
(1912–1964)
1995
Mayor of New Orleans, 1946–1962; three-time candidate for governor
Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr.
(1929–2016)
2004
Louisiana state senator from Lafayette[8]
J. Kelly Nix
(1934–)
2011
Louisiana Superintendent of Education, 1976–1984[100]
Dave Norris
(1942–)
2017
Mayor of West Monroe , 1978–2018[38]
Samuel B. Nunez Jr.
(1930–2012)
2010
State senator from St. Bernard Parish [8]
William "Billy" Nungesser
(1929–2006)
2010
Chair, state Republican Party [101]
Sean O'Keefe
(1956–)
2007
Administrator of NASA [102]
Bob Odom
(1935–2014)
2008
Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry , 1980–2008[103]
Jessel Ourso
(1932–1978)
2009
Sheriff of Iberville Parish [104]
John H. Overton
(1875–1948)
1998
United States Senator[105]
Mary Evelyn Parker
(1920–2015)
1996
First woman to serve as Louisiana State Treasurer, 1968–1987[106]
Harvey Peltier Jr.
(1923–1980)
2014
Louisiana state senator from Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, 1964–1976; first president of the University of Louisiana System trustees, 1975–1980[107] [108]
Leander Perez
(1891–1969)
1996
Political boss[109]
Ralph Perlman
(1917–2013)
2011
State budget director[110]
Cecil J. Picard
(1938–2007)
2006
State Superintendent of Education, 1996–2007; state senator, 1979–1996; state representative, 1976–1979[111]
Albin Provosty
(1865–1932)
2015
Member of the Louisiana State Senate from Pointe Coupee Parish from 1912 to 1920; district attorney and newspaper publisher; member of the Scott family[112]
Ned Randolph
(1942–2016)
2008
Mayor of Alexandria , 1986–2006; state senator, 1976–1984; state representative, 1972–1976[2] [8]
Benjamin Burras "Sixty" Rayburn
(1916–2008)
1993
Louisiana State Senator from Washington Parish [8]
Edmund Reggie
(1926–2013)
2004
City judge in Crowley who spearheaded the state's Presidential campaign for John F. Kennedy ; his daughter Victoria Reggie Kennedy is the widow of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy [113]
Ed Renwick
(1938–2020)
1999
Retired director of Loyola University Institute of Politics [114]
Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes
(1909–1997)
2004
State representative and state senator[8] [115]
Buddy Roemer
(1943–2021)
2000
Governor of Louisiana, 1988–1992; U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district , 1981–1988[116]
Angelo Roppolo
(1920–2012)
2013
Political consultant in Shreveport [117]
Joe R. Salter
(1943–)
2008
former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives [2]
Joe Sampite
(1931–2012)
2002
Mayor of Natchitoches[118]
Victor H. Schiro
(1904–1992)
2001
Mayor of New Orleans, 1962–1970[119]
Melinda Schwegmann
(1946–)
1997
First woman Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1992–1996[120]
Jock Scott
(1947–2009)
2015
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Alexandria who worked for the four-year status of Louisiana State University at Alexandria [21]
Nauman Scott
(1916–2001)
2015
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana , based in Alexandria; ordered extensive busing in 1981 to compel racial integration of public schools[21]
Virginia Shehee
(1923–2015)
2004
Louisiana State Senator from District 38 (Caddo and De Soto parishes) , 1976–1980[8] [121]
Barbara Boggs Sigmund
(1939–1990)
2005
Mayor of Princeton, New Jersey ; daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs[122]
Charlie Smith
(1942–2012)
2011
Lobbyist[123]
Richard Stalder
(1951–)
2003
Secretary Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections from 1992 to 2008[124]
Vic Stelly
(1941–2020)
2006
State representative for Calcasieu Parish , 1988–2004; member of the Louisiana Board of Regents, 2007–2011[125]
Raymond Strother
(1940–)
2013
Regional and national Democratic political consultant , formerly based in Baton Rouge[126]
Billy Tauzin
(1943–)
2003
U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district , 1980–2005[127]
Patrick F. Taylor
(1937–2004)
2009
Businessman [128]
Zachary Taylor
(1784–1850)
1995
President of the United States , 1849–1850[129]
Francis C. Thompson
(1941–)
2005
State senator from Richland Parish ; former state representative[8] [130]
David Treen
(1928–2009)
1997
Governor of Louisiana, 1980–1984; U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district , 1973–1980[131]
Risley C. Triche
(1927–2012)
2010
State representative from Assumption Parish , 1955–1976[2]
Joe Waggonner
(1918–2007)
1998
U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district , 1961–1979[132]
Lillian W. Walker
(1923–2016)
2002
Louisiana State Representative from East Baton Rouge Parish , 1964–1972[2]
Jack Wardlaw
(1937–2012)
2004
Journalist; bureau chief in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans Times-Picayune (1980–2002)[133]
Gus Weill
(1933–)
1996
Radio host, writer, political consultant[134]
T. Harry Williams
(1909–1979)
1998
1970 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for Huey Long (1969)[135]
Edward Douglass White
(1844–1921)
1995
Chief Justice of the United States , 1910–1921[136]
Richard Zuschlag
(1948–)
2019
Founder of Acadian Ambulance in Lafayette[15]