Bolton High School (Louisiana) - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Daniel T. Barry (Class of 1971) -- former astronaut
• W. George Bowdon, Jr. (Class of 1939, 1921–2005) -- State Representative (1948–1952) and (former) mayor of Alexandria (1953–1969)
• Ed Cullen (Class of 1964) -- columnist for the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, National Public Radio commentator, and author of Letter in a Woodpile
• Nelder Dawson (Class of 1945, 1928–2006) -- newspaper executive with Alexandria Daily Town Talk
• Bob Hamm (Class of 1952, 1934–2009) -- writer Radio and TV personality, Cajun humorist
• Sylvan R. Fox (deceased) -- radio and television station owner in Alexandria
• Mary Virginia Wheadon deGravelles (Class of 1931) -- former Louisiana Republican national committeewoman
• Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. (Class of 1965) -- state representative, 1980–2008
• Eric W. Harris (Class of 1933, 1916–2007) -- Alexandria industrialist who in 1939 started the first chapter of the Jaycees in Louisiana
• Ken Hollis (Class of 1960, 1942–2010) -- Republican state senator from Jefferson Parish, 1982–2008
• Catherine D. Kimball (Class of 1963) -- Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
• Carroll E. Lanier (Class of 1943) -- mayor of Alexandria, 1977–1982
• Gillis William Long (Class of 1940, 1923–1985) -- U.S. representative (1963–1965; 1973–1985)
• Ellis Spencer Martin (Class of 1934)--Alexandria businessman and forest products industry leader
• Roy O. Martin II (Class of 1939, 1922–2007) -- Alexandria businessman and civic leader
• Warren Morris Former LSU and professional baseball player
• Thomas Jefferson "TJ" Price (Class of 1936, 1919–2007) -- star athlete at Bolton and Louisiana State University; decorated U.S. Army colonel of World War II and Korean War
• Ned Randolph (Class of 1960) -- former mayor of Alexandria (1986–2006), state senator, and state representative
• Arnold Jack Rosenthal (Class of 1940, 1923–2010) -- former Alexandria city commissioner (1973–1977)
• B. Dexter Ryland (Class of 1959, 1941–2005) -- judge of the Ninth Judicial District Court in Alexandria
• Mickey Slaughter (Class of 1959) -- former quarterback for Louisiana Tech and the Denver Broncos
• Joe D. Smith, Jr. (Class of 1939, 1922–2008) -- businessman and publisher, general manager, and chairman of the board of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk
• Jock Scott (Class of 1965, 1947–2009) -- former state representative (1976–1988), lawyer, and educator
• John K. Snyder (Class of 1940, 1922–1993) -- former mayor (1973–1977; 1982–1986)
• Buddy Tudor (1935–2010) -- contractor and real estate developer in Pineville