Notable Alumni
- Kent M. Adams, Class of 1981, Houston, Texas attorney, Past Chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System (2001-2007)
- H. Welborn Ayres, judge of the Third Judicial District and Second Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1942–1975
- Charles C. Barham (1934-2010, Class of 1959), State senator from Lincoln and Union parishes; attorney in Ruston
- Greg Barro, State senator from Caddo Parish (1992–1996); Shreveport attorney
- Walter O. Bigby, State representative and appeals court judge
- John Breaux, United States Senator from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005, lobbyist
- Chris Broadwater (Class of 2002), current District 86 state representative from Tangipahoa Parish
- Overton Brooks (Class of 1923), United States Representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 1937 to his death in 1961
- Henry Newton Brown, Jr., Chief Judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal
- Ossie Brown, former East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney
- Bryan Edward Bush, Jr., former EBR district attorney; unseated Ossie Brown in 1984
- Patrick T. Caffery (Class of 1956), United States Representative from 1969 to 1973 and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968
- David T. Caldwell (Class of 1951), Second Judicial District Court judge in Jonesboro.
- Theo Cangelosi (Class of 1934), lawyer, businessman, politician, gubernatorial confidante
- James Carville, American political consultant, commentator and pundit
- Marcus R. Clark, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice from West Monroe
- Cleveland Dear, U.S. representative from 1933 to 1937, district attorney, and state judicial district court judge
- James L. Dennis, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge
- Edwin Washington Edwards, Four-term Governor of Louisiana; prisoner, convicted of extortion, racketeering, and fraud
- Frank Burton Ellis, 1929 L.L.B., state senator and federal judge
- Jimmy Field, 1966 Law, member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from Baton Rouge
- C.B. Forgotston, 1970 J.D., political activist and state government watchdog
- Mike Futrell, 1985 J.D., former state representative and East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council member
- Allen C. Gremillion, (1929-1971), state representative from Crowley, 1964-1971
- Rufus D. Hayes, (1913–2001), first state insurance commissioner, former East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, former state Democratic chairman
- S. Maurice Hicks, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division
- George B. Holstead (1924–2002), State representative from Lincoln Parish from 1964–1980
- Guy E. Humphries, Jr., state court judge from Alexandria
- H. Alston Johnson, III, former federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., United States Senator from 1972 to 1997; former member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature from Caddo Parish; Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist
- J. Lomax "Max" Jordan, Jr., Louisiana State Senator from Lafayette and Acadia parishes, 1992–2000
- Eddie J. Lambert, 1982 J.D. (born 1956), state representative from Ascension Parish. Mrs. Lambert is an LSU Law graduate and a judge in Ascension Parish.
- Cheney Joseph, Judge Pro- Tempore, 16th Judicial District Court; Judge Pro-Tempore, 40th Judicial District Court; Executive Counsel to the Governor of Louisiana
- Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr., United States Representative from 1979-1981, chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party
- Fred S. LeBlanc, 1920 L.L.B., mayor of Baton Rouge (1941-1944), state attorney general (1944-1948; 1952-1956), 19th Judicial District Court judge
- Joe LeSage, Law School Class of 1952, Shreveport attorney, state senator (1968–1972), LSU supervisor (1956–1968; 1992, 1998), 1948 LSU quarterback
- Russell B. Long, American politician who served in the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1948 to 1987
- Gillis W. Long, United States Representative during the 1960s.
- Speedy Oteria Long, United States Representative from 1965 to 1973.
- Nicholas Lorusso (Class of 1992), state representative from Orleans Parish since 2007
- James O. McCrery, III, United States Representative from 1988 to present.
- John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Minden attorney and state senator from 1968–1972
- William Henson Moore, United States Representative from 1975 to 1987. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate; Commissioner, Panama Canal Consultative Committee, 1987–1989; Deputy Secretary of Energy, 1989–1992; White House Deputy Chief of Staff, 1992–1993; Professional Advocate.
- Bernette Johnson, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice
- Catherine D. Kimball, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana
- Charles E. McConnell, Webster Parish politician
- Jay Morris (Class of 1983), Louisiana state representative since 2012 from Ouachita and Morehouse parishes
- Sydney B. Nelson, state senator (1980–1992) from Caddo Parish
- G. Thomas Porteous, United States District Court judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- O. E. Price (1924-2006), Class of 1949, municipal, district, and state appeal court judge from Bossier City
- Alvin Benjamin Rubin (1920-1991), Class of 1942, federal judge from 1965 to 1991
- Alan Seabaugh (born 1967), Class of 1993, state representative from Shreveport
- Andrew L. Sevier (1894-1962), Class of 1921, state senator from Tallulah
- J. Minos Simon (Class of 1946), attorney and legal author in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Tom Stagg, United States District Judge in Shreveport
- Wilbert Joseph "Billy" Tauzin, Jr., Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980–2005
- Risley C. Triche, Louisiana state representative, 1955–1976
- Ralph E. Tyson, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- R.B. Walden, director of the Louisiana Department of Hospitals and former mayor of Winnsboro
- Edward J. Walters, Jr., Prominent Baton Rouge Trial Attorney, named 2008 Distinguished Attorney in Louisiana by Louisiana Bar Foundation, founding partner of Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, LLC.
- John L. Weimer, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana
- W. Scott Wilkinson, Shreveport attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1920-1924 (D)
- Captan Jack Wyly - Conservative Democratic political figure
- Henry L. Yelverton, district and appellate court judge based in Lake Charles
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