Government, politics, and activism
A
- Eduardo Aguirre, former United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra[19]
- A. Leonard Allen, late U.S. Representative from Alexandria-based district (D)[20]
B
- Tony Bacala, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Ascension Parish; law-enforcement officer
- Reggie Bagala, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 54th district for four months
- Larry S. Bankston (bachelor's degree, 1973), lawyer and former state senator from Baton Rouge (D)[21]
- Guy Bannister, FBI agent; Assistant Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, and private investigator; subject of Orleans Parish District Attorney Jim Garrison's JFK assassination investigation
- Edwards Barham, planter; former state senator from Morehouse Parish (R)[22]
- Taylor Barras (Class of 1979), accountant and banker; current state representative from Iberia Parish (R)[23]
- Carl W. Bauer (Class of 1954), lawyer; former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from St. Mary Parish (D)[24]
- Lottie Beebe, Republican member since 2012 of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from Breaux Bridge; school superintendent in St. Martin Parish since 2013, received master's degree from LSU (R)[25]
- Clyde F. Bel, Jr., businessman and state representative for Orleans Parish, 1964–1972 and 1975–1980[26]
- Ashley Bell, National Director of African American Engagement Office; Director of the Small Business Administration's Southeast Region[27]
- Stuart Bishop, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette (R)[28]
- Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia, formerly a political activist in Louisiana (R)[citation needed]
- James E. Bolin, late former state representative (1940–1944); 26th Judicial District Court judge, 1952–1960; state appeal court judge, 1960–1978 (D)[29]
- Charles Boustany, physician, former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district (R)[30]
- Mike Branch, commercial pilot from Las Vegas, Nevada, who served in the Louisiana State Senate 1996–2000 (R)[31]
- Donna Brazile, political strategist for Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign (D)[32]
- John Breaux, former United States senator (D)[33]
- Overton Brooks, late U.S. congressman from Shreveport (D)[34]
- Edwin S. Broussard (Class of 1896), former United States senator, 1921–1933 (D)
- Chad M. Brown, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberville and Assumption parishes, effective 2016[35]
- Henry Newton Brown, Jr., former Bossier/Webster Parish district attorney and current chief judge of Second Circuit Court of Appeal (D)[citation needed]
- Roy Brun, former state legislator and current district judge in Shreveport (R)[36]
C–E
- Burl Cain, departing warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola)[37]
- Bill Callegari (Class of 1963; Agricultural Engineering), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, 2001–2015; the William A. Callegari Environmental Center at LSU is named in his honor (R)[38]
- William Derwood Cann, Jr. (1919–2010), World War II lieutenant colonel; mayor of Monroe 1978–1979 (D)[39]
- Thomas G. Carmody (Class of 1983), state representative from Shreveport (R)[40]
- Edward M. Carmouche (Class of 1943, 1921–1990), chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party 1966–1968; attorney in Lake Charles[41]
- Davy Carter, Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, completed LSU Banking School; attorney and banker[42]
- Steve Carter, former LSU men's tennis coach and assistant athletic director; state representative from Baton Rouge (R)[43]
- James Carville, chief political strategist for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign (D)[44]
- Jack Christian, late businessman, mayor-president in East Baton Rouge Parish, 1957–1964 (D)[45]
- Marcus R. Clark, justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (R)[46]
- Thomas G. Clausen, M.A. degree from LSU, Louisiana state education superintendent, 1984–1988 (D)[47]
- George Henry Clinton (Class of 1889), member of both houses of the state legislature from Tensas Parish (D)[48]
- John Cooksey, physician, former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district (R)[49]
- Scott Crichton (Class of 1976), judge of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court in Shreveport since 1991 (R)[50]
- Jay Dardenne, Louisiana lieutenant governor and former secretary of state and state senator (R)[51]
- George W. D'Artois, public safety commissioner in Shreveport 1962–1976 (D)[52]
- Jackson B. Davis, state senator for Caddo Parish and long-term attorney in Shreveport; obtained B.A. and M. A. degrees from LSU in 1936 and 1937, respectively[53]
- Jimmie Davis, singer, Louisiana governor (1944-48, 1960-64), and Shreveport public service commissioner (D)[54]
- Paula Davis, state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish since 2015[55]
- Jay Dean, mayor of Longview, Texas, 2005–2015; incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, effective 2017; born in Opelousas in 1953[56]
- Cleveland Dear, late U.S. representative, district attorney, and state district court judge (D)[57]
- C. H. "Sammy" Downs (Class of 1933, master's in education), member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature from Rapides Parish and advisor to Governors Earl Kemp Long and John McKeithen
- R. Harmon Drew, Sr., Law school, state representative and Minden city judge (D)[citation needed]
- David Duke, former state representative and U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidate (R), white supremacist and neo-Nazi[58]
- Mike Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police since 2008 (R)[59]
- Edwin Edwards, only four-term governor of Louisiana (D) and former U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 7th Congressional District[60]
- John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana since 2016 (D)
- Charles Wheaton Elam (Class of 1887), lawyer and state representative from DeSoto Parish (D)[61]
- Dale M. Erdey (Class of 1976), state senator from Livingston Parish (R)[62]
F–H
- Maxime Faget, NASA engineering and development director[63]
- Jimmy Field (Class of 1963), member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1996–2012 (R)[64]
- Carlos Roberto Flores, former President of Honduras[65]
- C.B. Forgotston, late attorney, political activist, and state government watchdog (Independent)[66]
- Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr., former state senator and governor of Louisiana 1996–2004 (R)[67]
- John B. Fournet (1895–1984), Speaker of the Louisiana House, lieutenant governor, associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (D)[citation needed]
- Bobby Freeman, former state representative and Louisiana lieutenant governor (D)[68]
- Mike Futrell (Class of 1982), former state representative and Metro Council member (R)[citation needed]
- Ryan Gatti (Class of 1995), state senator for District 36 since 2016; Bossier City lawyer[69]
- Lucille May Grace (1900–1957), register of state lands and first woman in statewide office in Louisiana; first woman to run for governor (D)[70]
- Thomas A. "Tom" Greene, B.S., M.S., D.V.M., former state senator from Iberville Parish (R)[71]
- Anthony Guarisco, Jr., state senator from Morgan City 1976–1988; studied for Master of Arts at LSU while in his seventies, 2008–2012; lawyer and real estate businessman (D)[72]
- Jennifer Hale (sportscaster), Fox Sports reporter
- Kenny Havard, state representative from St. Francisville (R)[73]
- Paul M. Hebert, civilian judge during Nuremberg War Trials[citation needed]
- Sharon Hewitt, member of the Louisiana State Senate from St. Tammany Parish, effective 2016
- Clay Higgins, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, beginning 2017[74]
- Donald E. Hines (LSU-NO M.D.), Bunkie physician, former member and the president of the Louisiana State Senate 2004–2008 (D)[75]
- J.B.E. Hittle (1951, Military and Intelligence Historian)
- Kip Holden (1974, Journalism), mayor-president of Baton Rouge (D)[citation needed]
- Joan Huffman, member of the Texas State Senate from Harris County since 2008; former state district court judge[76]
- Hubert Humphrey, late 38th Vice President of the United States (D)[77]
I–L
- Blair Imani (B.A. History), African-American Muslim activist[78]
- Barry Ivey (B.S. finance), current member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 65 in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Diane A. Jenkins, former Louisiana assistant attorney general and assistant district attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish (R)[citation needed]
- Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins, former state representative for Baton Rouge and U.S. Senate candidate, 1978, 1980, 1996; U. S. House candidate, 2008 (R)[citation needed]
- Mike Johnson (Bachelor of Business Administration), 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 4th congressional district; former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bossier Parish; constitutional attorney in Benton (R)[79]
- Robert F. Kennon, late governor of Louisiana (1952–1956) (D)[80]
- Catherine D. Kimball (Class of 1966), judge of the Louisiana 18th Judicial District Court, 1982–1992; justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1993–2013[81]
- Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick, former member of Louisiana Board of Regents; state Baptist leader (D)[citation needed]
- John LaBruzzo, former state representative from Jefferson Parish (R)[citation needed]
- Eddie J. Lambert (Class of 1978), state representative from Ascension Parish (R)[82]
- Mary Landrieu, United States senator (D)[83]
- Claude "Buddy" Leach, former congressman, Democratic national committeeman (D)[84]
- Harry Lee, late Jefferson Parish sheriff (D)[85]
- Coleman Lindsey, late state senator, lieutenant governor, state district court judge (D)[citation needed]
- Gillis William Long, late U.S. representative (D) from Alexandria[86]
- Russell B. Long, late United States senator 1948–1987 (D)[87]
- Speedy O. Long, late congressman from central Louisiana (D)[88]
M–N
- John Maginnis, Louisiana political journalist, author, and commentator[89]
- Sidney A. Marchand, state representative, mayor of Donaldsonville, Louisiana[90]
- Robert M. Marionneaux, former state senator (D)[citation needed]
- Ray Marshall, 16th United States Secretary of Labor (D)[91]
- Danny Martiny, state senator from Jefferson Parish (R)[92]
- John McKeithen, late Louisiana governor, 1964–1972 (D)[93]
- Philip H. Mecom, former US Attorney for the district of Western Louisiana [94]
- Tucker L. Melancon, United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana since 1994 (D)[95]
- Gregory A. Miller (Class of 1985), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from St. Charles Parish (R)[96]
- Newt V. Mills, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district 1937–1943 (D)[97]
- Ellen Bryan Moore, Register of State Lands, third woman inducted into the LSU Hall of Distinction (D)[98]
- Henson Moore, former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 6th district (R)[99]
- Carlos Morales Troncoso, former vice-president of the Dominican Republic[100]
- Doug Moreau, District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish (1991–2009) and LSU football All-American (1964–1965) (R)[101]
- 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)[citation needed]
- Jay Morris, state representative from Ouachita and Morehouse parishes (R)[102]
- DeLesseps Morrison, Jr., late state representative from Orleans Parish (D)[103]
- DeLesseps Story Morrison, late New Orleans mayor and ambassador to the Organization of American States (D)[104]
- Ann McBride Norton (1944 – 2020), American activist and executive, president of Common Cause.
O–Q
- Mariano Ospina Pérez, 17th President of Colombia (1946–1950)
- Kenneth Osterberger, member of the Louisiana State Senate for East Baton Rouge Parish 1972–1992[105]
- Abel Pacheco, former President of Costa Rica[106]
- John Victor Parker (class of 1949), judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana 1979–2014 (D)[107]
- Mary Evelyn Parker, former Louisiana state treasurer (D)[citation needed]
- Barrow Peacock, state senator from Shreveport (R)[108]
- Leander Perez, "political boss" of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes (D)[109]
- Louanner Peters, former deputy governor of Illinois[110]
- Bryan A. Poston, late state senator for Vernon Parish (D)[111]
- Phil Preis (class of 1972, B.S. in accounting), Baton Rouge attorney and candidate for governor in 1995 and 1999 (D)[citation needed]
R–S
- Melvin Rambin, 1965 M.B.A, banker in Baton Rouge and Monroe; mayor of Monroe 2000–2001 (R)[citation needed]
- John Rarick, attended U.S. Army program at LSU; former Sixth District (Baton Rouge-based) congressman (D) turned (Independent)[112]
- Jerome "Dee" Richard, Class of 1978, current member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafourche Parish, one of only two Independents in the chamber[113]
- Charles Addison Riddle III, District Attorney from Avoyelles Parish (12th Judicial District); state representative 1992–2003 (D)[citation needed]
- Jacques Roy, mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana (D)[114]
- Alvin Benjamin Rubin, federal judge 1965–1991 (D)[115]
- A. T. "Apple" Sanders, Jr., member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish 1956–1964[116]
- Lucy Sanders, CEO and co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology[117]
- Steve Scalise, U.S. representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district (R)[118]
- Alan Seabaugh, attorney and state representative from Caddo Parish (R)[119]
- Henry Clay Sevier, state representative from Madison Parish, 1936–1952[120] (D)
- J. Minos Simon, late Lafayette attorney (D)[citation needed]
- Eric Skrmetta (Class of 1981), member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission (R)[121]
- Patricia Haynes Smith (graduate studies), Democratic state representative from Baton Rouge since 2008[122]
- Tom Stagg, U.S. District Court judge from Shreveport, former political activist (R)[123]
- Victor T. "Vic" Stelly, former state representative from Calcasieu Parish and author of the Stelly Plan (I)[124]
- Raymond Strother (bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism), regional and national political consultant (D)[125]
T–Z
- Lloyd George Teekell (Class of 1948), state representative from Rapides Parish 1953–1960; judge of the 9th Judicial District Court 1979–1990 (D)[citation needed]
- Sam H. Theriot, former member of the Louisiana House from Vermilion Parish and former Vermilion Parish clerk of court; social studies teacher, received PhD in educational administration in 2009 (D)[citation needed]
- Major Thibaut (Class of 1999), state representative for District 18; businessman in New Roads[126]
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States ambassador to the United Nations under President Joe Biden; previously, a diplomat in the Obama Administration
- T. Ashton Thompson, United States representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district 1953–1965 (D)[127]
- Donald Ellsworth Walter (Class of 1961), U.S. District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Shreveport, U.S. attorney for the Western District 1969–1977; native of Jennings (R)[128]
- Rick Ward, III, state senator from District 17 since 2012 and attorney in Port Allen[129]
- Gus Weill (Class of 1955), public relations consultant, novelist, playwright, poet (D)[130]
- Lloyd F. Wheat (Class of 1946), attorney and state senator from Red River and Natchitoches parishes 1948–1952[131]
- Tom Willmott, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Jefferson Parish since 2008 (R)[132]