Notable Natives and Residents
- Dr. Raymond F. Schneider, MD, deceased. Practitioner and medical provider from the 1950s until the late 1980s upon his retirement.
- Homer John Dugas, (1924–2009), owner and operator of Homer's Texaco station from 1946 to 1998. United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Awarded the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart for wounds received in the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II during the Battle of Tarawa of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign.
- Levie W. "Levi" Ronsonet, (1927–2008), local businessman in Iberia Parish founded Channel Specialty Company, Inc. in 1973 as a family-owned business in nearby New Iberia.
- Billie J. McHugh, first woman to serve on Iberia Parish School Board.
- Edmond Broussard (1936–2006), philanthropist and businessman
- Forbus Mestayer, 56 years of service as Mayor of Loreauville.
- Lionel Vital, former professional football player, Washington Redskins.
- Oris "Big O" Cormier, deceased, freelance sports writer.
- Roy Breaux Sr. deceased, boat builder and shipyard owner, major employer in the town.
- Roy L. Berard Sr., deceased, businessman and founder of Berard Transportation, Inc.
- Joseph dit Beausoleil Broussard, Leader of the Acadian resistance during the Grand Dérangement. One of the first Cajuns to settle in south Louisiana along with his brother Alexandre, in 1765. They settled in Fausse Pointe, present day Loreauville.
- Brian Guidry, resident. Contemporary artist.
- Clifton Chenier, born in Opelousas. Zydeco musician. Buried in All Souls cemetery in Loreauville
- Dr. Gary Granger, O.D.--Optometrist—Loreauville High School valedictorian, Southern College of Optometry Class 2010. Dr. Granger is also a well-respected virtuoso guitarist performing original jazz-rock fusion in the Lafayette area since 2001.
- Gank,a famous Loreauville resident.
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