Government, Politics, and Activism
- Eduardo Aguirre, current United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
- Bret Allain (B.S. agricultural engineering, 1980), current District 21 member of the Louisiana State Senate (R)
- A. Leonard Allen, late U.S. Representative from Alexandria-based district (D)
- Cliff Ammons (B.S. education), late state representative from Sabine Parish known as the "father of Toledo Bend Reservoir" (D)
- Ernest Angelo (Class of 1956), Texas oilman and politician (R)
- Robert Angers, late journalist, founder Acadiana Profile magazine
- Conrad Appel, (B.S. electrical engineering, 1973), state senator from Jefferson Parish (R)
- Allen Bares, represented Lafayette Parish in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1972-1992; deceased (D)
- C. E. "Cap" Barham, Louisiana state Senator and lieutenant governor (D)
- Edwards Barham, planter; former state senator from Morehouse Parish (R)
- Robert J. Barham, lawyer; former state senator from Morehouse Parish (R)
- Taylor Barras (Class of 1979), accountant and banker; current state representative from Iberia Parish (R)
- Greg Barro, lawyer; former state senator from Caddo Parish (D)
- Gary J. Beard, engineer, former state representative from Baton Rouge (R)
- Harriet Belchic, late Republican activist from Shreveport and first woman to receive bachelor's and master's degrees in geology from LSU (R)
- Kirt Bennett (Class of 1991), late political activist, founder of Young Leaders Academy school for African-American boys in Baton Rouge (R)
- Walter O. Bigby, late attorney; member of the Louisiana House from Bossier Parish, 1968–1979, called "Dean of the House" because of his reputation for fairness and integrity (D)
- Stuart Bishop, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette (R)
- Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia, formerly a political activist in Louisiana (R)
- Cecil R. Blair, late farmer/businessman, member of Louisiana House of Representatives (1952–1956) and State Senate (1960–1964, 1966–1976) from Rapides Parish, promoter of LSU-A (D)
- Jay Blossman, former member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1997-2008 (R)
- William R. "Billy" Boles, Sr., late member of the Louisiana State Senate, 1952-1956 (D)
- Bruce M. Bolin, former state representative (1978–1990); former district court judge from 1991-2012 (D)
- James E. Bolin, late former state representative (1940–1944); district court judge, 1952–1960; state appeal court judge, 1960-1978 (D)
- C. J. Bolin, late state district judge from Caddo Parish, 1968-1990 (D)
- Mike Branch, commercial pilot from Las Vegas, Nevada, who served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1996 to 2000 (R)
- Charles Boustany, physician, current U.S. representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district (R)
- Donna Brazile, political strategist for Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign (D)
- John Breaux, former United States senator (D)
- Overton Brooks, late U.S. congressman from Shreveport (D)
- Algie D. Brown, late state representative from Shreveport (D)
- Henry Newton Brown, Jr., former Bossier/Webster Parish district attorney and current chief judge of Second Circuit Court of Appeal (D)
- Ossie Brown (1926–2008), former East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney (D)
- Roy Brun, former state legislator and current district judge in Shreveport (R)
- Eugene P. Campbell (Class of 1896), sheriff of Concordia Parish from 1908 until his death in office in 1940
- Theo Cangelosi, late state representative, lawyer, banker, and gubernatorial advisor (D)
- Thomas G. Carmody (Class of 1983), state representative from Shreveport (R)
- Steve Carter, former LSU assistant athletic director; state representative from Baton Rouge (R)
- James Carville, chief political strategist for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign (D)
- Joel Chaisson, St. Charles Parish attorney, former member and president of the Louisiana State Senate (D)
- Jack Christian, late businessman, mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish, 1957-1964 (D)
- Dan Claitor, attorney, Louisiana state senator (R)
- Marcus R. Clark, justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
- Frank Estes Cole, late educator, football coach, member of both houses of the Louisiana Legislature from Sabine Parish (D)
- John Cooksey, physician, former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district (R)
- Carl Crane, state representative from Baton Rouge since 1984 (R)
- Jay Dardenne, Louisiana lieutenant governor and former secretary of state and state senator (R)
- Jimmie Davis, late Louisiana governor and singer (D)
- Pap Dean, cartoonist with the Shreveport Times
- J.D. DeBlieux, late state senator from East Baton Rouge Parish, 1956–1960; 1964-1976 (D)
- Robert DeBlieux, late mayor of Natchitoches and historical preservationist (D)
- Charles deGravelles, late pioneer of the Louisiana Republican Party (R)
- Cleveland Dear, late U.S. representative, district attorney, and state district court judge (D)
- Virginia deGravelles, former Louisiana Republican national committeewoman (R)
- George Despot, late Shreveport oilman and Republican Party founder and state chairman (R)
- Margaret Dixon, late first woman managing editor of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, 1949-1970 (D)
- John J. Doles, Jr., banker from Plain Dealing
- John J. Doles, Sr., banker and state senator from Bossier and Webster parishes (D)
- Jack Donahue, building contractor and state senator from St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes (R)
- Harmon Caldwell Drew, district attorney, district judge, current circuit court judge (D)
- Harmon Drew, Jr., state circuit judge based in Shreveport (D)
- R. Harmon Drew, Sr., Law school, state representative and Minden city judge (D)
- David Duke, former state representative and U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidate (R), white supremacist and neo-Nazi
- Edwin Edwards, only four-term former governor of Louisiana (D)
- Dale M. Erdey (Class of 1976), state senator from Livingston Parish (R)
- Albert Estopinal, Jr. (Class of 1888), St. Bernard Parish politician (D)
- Randy Ewing, former Louisiana State Senate President (D)
- Maxime Faget, NASA engineering and development director
- Jimmy Field (Class of 1963), member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1996-2012 (R)
- Lee Fletcher, advertising executive and radio talk show host in Monroe, unsuccessful congressional candidate in 2002 (R)
- Carlos Roberto Flores, former President of Honduras
- Heulette Fontenot, former state representative and state senator from Livingston Parish (R)
- C.B. Forgotston, attorney, political activist, and state government watchdog (Independent)
- Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr., former state senator and governor of Louisiana from 1996-2004 (R)
- John B. Fournet (1895–1984), Speaker of the Louisiana House, lieutenant governor, associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (D)
- Robert "Bobby" Freeman, former state representative and Louisiana lieutenant governor (D)
- Mike Futrell (Class of 1982), former state representative and Metro Council member (R)
- Clark Gaudin, former state representative from Baton Rouge (R)
- Lucille May Grace (1900–1957), register of state lands and first woman in statewide office in Louisiana; first woman to run for governor (D)
- Hunter Greene (B.S., 1989), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish (R)
- Thomas A. "Tom" Greene, B.S., M.S., D.V.M., former state senator from Iberville Parish (R)
- Jack P.F. Gremillion, late Louisiana attorney general (D)
- Jessie P. Guidry, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, District 54, 1980-1991 (D)
- Stephen L. Gunn, former state representative and former mayor of Montgomery, Louisiana (I)
- T. H. Harris, late state superintendent of education, 1908-1940 (D)
- Patrick J. Hanna, Federal Majestrate Judge, 2010–Present
- Kenny Havard, state representative from St. Francisville (R)
- Paul M. Hebert, civilian judge during Nuremberg war trials
- Cameron Henry, business analyst and member of the Louisiana House, District 82 (R)
- E. L. Henry, lawyer; former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives (D)
- Wiley W. Hilburn, journalist, author, authority on Louisiana politics
- Kip Holden (1974, Journalism), mayor-president of Baton Rouge (D)
- Jerry Huckaby (1963, Engineering), former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district (D)
- Hubert Humphrey, late 38th Vice President of the United States (D)
- Diane A. Jenkins, former Louisiana assistant attorney general and assistant district attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins, former state representative of Baton Rouge and U.S. Senate candidate; U.S. House candidate (R)
- Donald G. Kelly (Law School), Natchitoiches attorney and former Louisiana state senator (D)
- Donald Ray Kennard (Master's degree, 1960), educator, assistant LSU athletic director, state representative from 1976-2008 (R)
- Robert F. Kennon, late governor of Louisiana (1952–1956) (D)
- Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick, former member of Louisiana Board of Regents; state Baptist leader (D)
- Alvan Lafargue, late physician and politician (D)
- Mary Landrieu, United States senator (D)
- John LaPlante, late Baton Rouge Morning Advocate journalist and LSU journalism professor
- Claude "Buddy" Leach, former congressman, Democratic national committeeman (D)
- Harry Lee, late Jefferson Parish sheriff (D)
- Lloyd E. Lenard, late Caddo Parish commissioner (R)
- Art Lentini, Metairie attorney and former state senator from Jefferson Parish (R)
- John LaBruzzo, former state representative from Jefferson Parish (R)
- Eddie J. Lambert (Class of 1978), state representative from Ascension Parish (R)
- Joe LeSage, Shreveport attorney, state senator (1968–1972), LSU supervisor, 1948 LSU quarterback (D)
- Coleman Lindsey, late state senator, lieutenant governor, state district court judge (D)
- Gillis William Long, late U.S. representative (D) from Alexandria
- Russell B. Long, late United States senator from 1948-1987 (D)
- Speedy O. Long, late congressman from central Louisiana (D)
- Robert M. Marionneaux, former state senator (D)
- Ray Marshall, 16th United States Secretary of Labor (D)
- Wade O. Martin, Jr., late Louisiana secretary of state (R)
- Wade O. Martin, Sr., late public service commissioner (D)
- Danny Martiny, state senator from Jefferson Parish (R)
- John McKeithen, late Louisiana governor, 1964-1972 (D)
- Chuck McMains, former state representative and Baton Rouge lobbyist (R)
- Tom McVea (Class of 1972), Louisiana state representative (R)
- Tucker L. Melancon, United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana since 1994 (D)
- Doug Moreeau, District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish (1991–2009) and LSU football All-American (1964–65) (R)
- Newt V. Mills, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 1937 to 1943 (D)
- P.J. Mills, former state representative, chief of staff to Governor Buddy Roemer (D)
- Ellen Bryan Moore, Register of State Lands, third woman inducted into the LSU Hall of Distinction (D)
- Henson Moore, former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 6th district (R)
- Cecil Morgan, leader of the impeachment forces against Governor Huey Pierce Long, Jr., in 1929; later Standard Oil executive and dean of the Tulane University Law School (D)
- Jay Morris, state representative from Ouachita and Morehouse parishes (R)
- DeLesseps Morrison, Jr., late state representative from Orleans Parish (D)
- DeLesseps Story Morrison, late New Orleans mayor and ambassador to the Organization of American States (D)
- George B. Mowad, mayor of Oakdale, physician, real estate developer (D)
- Enoch T. Nix, banker; member and president of the Louisiana State Board of Education (D)
- Abel Pacheco, former President of Costa Rica
- Mary Evelyn Parker, former Louisiana state treasurer (D)
- Barrow Peacock, state senator from Shreveport (R)
- Leander Perez, "political boss" of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes (D)
- Louanner Peters, former deputy governor of Illinois.
- Bryan A. Poston, late state senator from Vernon Parish (D)
- Steve Prator, LSU Police Academy, sheriff of Caddo Parish since 2000 (R)
- Phil Preis 1972 B.S. in accounting, Baton Rouge attorney and candidate for governor in 1995 and 1999 (D)
- Robert G. Pugh, late Shreveport attorney, civic leader, and gubernatorial advisor
- Julie Quinn, 1989 B.A. in broadcast journalism, former state senator from Jefferson Parish (R)
- John Rarick, attended U.S. Army program at LSU; former Sixth District (Baton Rouge-based) congressman (D) turned (Independent)
- Grover Rees, III, former U.S. ambassador to East Timor (R)
- Charles Addison Riddle III, District Attorney from Avoyelles Parish (12th Judicial District); state representative from 1992-2003 (D)
- Joel Robideaux, Master's in finance, state representative (R)
- Charles E. Roemer, II, former Louisiana commissioner of administration graduated Phi Beta Kappa from LSU
- Chris Roy, Jr., former state representative (D)
- Jacques Roy, mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana (D)
- Alvin Benjamin Rubin, federal judge from 1965 to 1991 (D)
- Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. (Class of 1912), state legislator and U.S. representative (D)-turned-States Rights Party in 1960
- Steve Scalise, U.S. representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district (R)
- Fred L. Schiele, state representative and sheriff from Concordia Parish (D)
- Jock Scott, former state representative (R) from Alexandria, lawyer and college professor
- Matthew P. "Pete" Schneider, III, Slidell businessman and former state representative from St. Tammany Parish, 1992-2008 (R)
- Alan Seabaugh, attorney and state representative from Caddo Parish (R)
- Andrew L. Sevier, former state senator from Tallulah (D)
- B.L. "Buddy" Shaw, former state representative from Shreveport, retired educator, former state senator from Caddo and Bossier parishes (R)
- J. Minos Simon, late Lafayette attorney (D)
- Bobby Simpson, former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President (R)
- Eric Skrmetta (Class of 1981), member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission (R)
- Tom Stagg, U.S. District Court judge from Shreveport, former political activist (R)
- Victor T. "Vic" Stelly, former state representative from Calcasieu Parish and author of the Stelly Plan (I)
- Michael G. Strain, veterinarian from Covington; former state representative; current Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry (R)
- David William Thomas, mayor of Minden; journalism faculty at LSU; obtained law degree from LSU (D)
- Jerry A. Thomas (born 1953), physician, member of both houses of the state legislature, former coroner (R)
- T. Ashton Thompson, United States representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1953 to 1965 (D)
- Sandra Thompson, former director of the Atchafalaya Basin Project and environmental advocate
- Tom Thornhill, Slidell attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996-2000 (R)
- R.B. Walden, director of Louisiana Department of Hospitals and former mayor of Winnsboro (D)
- Gus Weill (Class of 1955), established first political public relations firm in Baton Rouge; author and Louisiana Public Broadcasting host
- W. Scott Wilkinson, Shreveport attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1920 to 1924 (D)
- Tom Willmott, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Parish since 2008 (R)
- Diane Winston, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996-2008 (R)
- Captan Jack Wyly - Conservative Democratic political figure (D)
- Henry L. Yelverton (Class of 1949), former district and appellate court judge based in Lake Charles (D)
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