Ferriday, Louisiana - Notable People

Notable People

  • Andy Anders, current state representative from Concordia Parish and farm equipment salesman in Ferriday
  • Al Ater, former Louisiana Secretary of State.
  • Campbell Brown, NBC and CNN news correspondent.
  • James H. "Jim" Brown, Louisiana state senator, Louisiana secretary of state, and state insurance commissioner.
  • Keith Chandler, media industry executive served at CNN and Turner Broadcasting System.
  • General Claire Chennault of Flying Tigers fame was reared in nearby Waterproof.
  • Noah W. Cross (1908–1976) served as Concordia Parish sheriff from 1944 until 1973, when he resigned after a perjury conviction.
  • Troyce Guice of Ferriday and later Natchez, Mississippi, ran for the United States Senate in 1966 and 1996.
  • Bryant Hammett (born 1956), Ferriday engineer and former state representative
  • Sam Hanna, Sr. (1933–2006), publisher of Concordia Sentinel newspaper in Ferriday, Ouachita Citizen in West Monroe, and Franklin Sun in Winnsboro
  • Dale Houston (1940–2007), whose I'm Leaving It Up To You reached No. 1 in 1963.
  • Shelby M. Jackson, Superintendent of Education, 1948—1964
  • Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock and roll singer, pianist
  • Rickey L. Nowlin is a freshman Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Natchitoches Parish.
  • Daniel Wesley "Dan" Richey, former State Senator.
  • Fred L. Schiele (1933–2002), Concordia Parish sheriff from 1973–1980
  • Howard K. Smith, CBS and ABC commentator and anchorman; Howard K. Smith: News and Comment (1962–1963)
  • Jimmy Lee Swaggart, evangelist
  • Ann Boyar Warner, Hollywood hostess
  • Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker, African American trombonist born near Newellton in Tensas Parish

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