Biographies

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Alexander, Avery — Civil rights leader and Louisiana state representative
Allain, Theophile T. — Reconstruction-era Black state legislator and political leader
Allen, Henry Watkins — Confederate governor of Louisiana
Allen, Oscar K. — Governor of Louisiana and Long ally
Angelle, Robert — Longtime state representative and Louisiana House speaker
Antoine, C. C. — Reconstruction-era lieutenant governor of Louisiana
Aubry, Charles Philippe — French colonial governor of Louisiana

B

Baker, Joshua — Reconstruction-era governor of Louisiana
Beauvais, Arnaud Julie — Governor of Louisiana
Behrman, Martin — Long-serving mayor of New Orleans and Old Regular political leader
Benjamin, Judah P. — U.S. senator from Louisiana and Confederate cabinet official
Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de — Founder of New Orleans and colonial governor of Louisiana
Blanchard, Newton C. — Governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator
Blanco, Kathleen — Governor of Louisiana and first woman elected governor
Boggs, Hale — U.S. House majority leader and longtime Louisiana congressman
Boggs, Lindy — Longtime Louisiana congresswoman and U.S. ambassador
Brooks, Overton — Longtime Louisiana congressman
Broussard, Robert F. — U.S. senator and congressman from Louisiana
Brown, James — U.S. senator from Louisiana and diplomat
Burke, E. A. — Reconstruction-era politician, state treasurer, newspaper publisher, and White League figure
Bussie, Victor — Longtime Louisiana AFL-CIO president and major labor political leader

C

Cadillac, Antoine de La Mothe — French colonial governor of Louisiana
Caffery, Donelson — U.S. senator from Louisiana
Carondelet, Francisco Luis Héctor, Baron de — Spanish colonial governor of Louisiana
Claiborne, William C. C. — Territorial governor, first elected governor of Louisiana, and U.S. senator
Cohen, Walter L. — Black Republican leader and federal officeholder
Conrad, Charles M. — U.S. senator, congressman, and U.S. secretary of war
Cyr, Paul N. — Lieutenant governor and political rival of Huey Long

D

Davis, A. L. — Civil rights leader and New Orleans city councilman
Davis, Jimmie — Two-term governor of Louisiana
de Boré, Étienne — First mayor of New Orleans
Demas, Henry — Reconstruction-era Black state legislator
Derbigny, Pierre — Governor of Louisiana
Desdunes, Rodolphe — Civil rights activist, writer, and Comité des Citoyens leader
Destrehan, Jean Noël — Territorial legislator and one of Louisiana's first U.S. senators-elect
Doucet, D. J. “Cat” — Longtime St. Landry Parish sheriff and rural political boss
Downs, Solomon W. — U.S. senator from Louisiana
Dubuclet, Antoine — Reconstruction-era Louisiana state treasurer
Dumas, Francis E. — Black Union officer and Reconstruction-era political leader
Dunn, Oscar J. — Reconstruction-era lieutenant governor and Black political leader
Dupré, Jacques — Governor of Louisiana

E

Edwards, Edwin — Four-term governor of Louisiana
Ellender, Allen J. — Long-serving U.S. senator from Louisiana
Ellis, E. John — Congressman and Louisiana Democratic figure involved in the Compromise of 1877
Eustis, James B. — U.S. senator from Louisiana and diplomat

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Ferguson, John H. — Louisiana judge whose ruling became Plessy v. Ferguson
Fitzmorris, Jimmy — Lieutenant governor and New Orleans political leader
Fitzpatrick, John — Mayor of New Orleans and Regular Democratic political leader
Flanders, Benjamin F. — Reconstruction-era governor of Louisiana and New Orleans mayor
Foster, Mike — Governor of Louisiana
Foster, Murphy J. — Governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator
Fournet, John B. — Louisiana House speaker, lieutenant governor, and longtime Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice
Fowler, Douglas Sr. — Long-serving Louisiana commissioner of elections
Fuqua, Henry L. — Governor of Louisiana

G

Gálvez, Bernardo de — Spanish governor of Louisiana and Revolutionary War figure
Gayarré, Charles — Louisiana secretary of state, legislator, and political historian
Gibson, Randall L. — U.S. senator and congressman from Louisiana
Gordon, Kate — Louisiana woman-suffrage leader
Grace, Lucille May — Louisiana register of state lands and pioneering woman statewide officeholder
Gremillion, Jack P. F. — Louisiana attorney general

H

Hahn, Michael — Civil War-era governor of Louisiana and congressman
Hainkel, John J. Jr. — Louisiana House speaker and Senate president
Haley, Oretha Castle — Civil rights and voting-rights activist
Hall, Luther E. — Governor of Louisiana
Heard, William W. — Governor of Louisiana
Hébert, F. Edward — Longtime Louisiana congressman and House Armed Services Committee chairman
Hébert, Paul Octave — Governor of Louisiana
Henry, E. L. “Bubba” — Louisiana House speaker and chairman of the 1973–1974 Constitutional Convention
Holloway, Clyde — Congressman and Louisiana Public Service commissioner

J

Jackson, Shelby M. — Long-serving Louisiana superintendent of education
Jemison, T. J. — Civil rights leader and organizer of the Baton Rouge bus boycott
Johnson, Henry — Governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator
Johnson, Isaac — Governor of Louisiana
Johnson, Louise Brazzel — State legislator and chronicler of women in Louisiana politics
Johnston, J. Bennett — U.S. senator from Louisiana
Jones, Johnnie A. Sr. — Civil rights attorney and Baton Rouge bus boycott figure
Jones, Sam H. — Governor of Louisiana

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Keller, Rosa Freeman — New Orleans civil rights and civic reform leader
Kellogg, William Pitt — Reconstruction governor and U.S. senator
Kennon, Robert F. — Governor of Louisiana
King, Alvin O. — Governor of Louisiana
Kruttschnitt, Ernest B. — President of Louisiana's 1898 constitutional convention

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Landrieu, Moon — Mayor of New Orleans and U.S. housing secretary
Landry, Pierre Caliste — Reconstruction-era state legislator and pioneering Black mayor
Laussat, Pierre Clément de — French colonial commissioner who transferred Louisiana to the United States
Leach, Buddy — Congressman, state legislator, and state Democratic Party chair
LeBlanc, Dudley J. — State senator, gubernatorial candidate, and populist political figure
Leche, Richard W. — Governor of Louisiana
Lee, Harry — Longtime Jefferson Parish sheriff and influential local political figure
Livingston, Edward — U.S. senator, congressman, secretary of state, and author of the Livingston Code
Long, Earl K. — Three-term governor of Louisiana
Long, George S. — Louisiana congressman and member of the Long political family
Long, Gillis W. — Louisiana congressman and chair of the House Democratic Caucus
Long, Huey P. — Governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator
Long, Rose McConnell — U.S. senator from Louisiana
Long, Russell B. — Long-serving U.S. senator and Senate Finance Committee chairman
Long, Speedy O. — Louisiana congressman and state senator
Lusher, Robert Mills — Louisiana superintendent of education and segregationist political figure
Lyons, Charlton H. Sr. — Republican gubernatorial nominee and leader in the revival of Louisiana's Republican Party

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Maestri, Robert — Mayor of New Orleans and Long-machine political leader
Magruder, Allan B. — Louisiana's first serving U.S. senator
Martin, Wade O. Jr. — Long-serving Louisiana secretary of state
Martinet, Louis A. — Civil rights lawyer, newspaper publisher, and Comité des Citoyens leader
McEnery, John — Claimant governor during the disputed 1872 election
McEnery, Samuel D. — Governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator
McKeithen, John — Governor of Louisiana
McKeithen, W. Fox — Long-serving Louisiana secretary of state
McShane, Andrew — Reform mayor of New Orleans
Menard, J. Willis — Reconstruction politician elected to Congress from Louisiana but denied the seat
Merrick, Caroline — Louisiana women's-rights and suffrage pioneer
Miró, Esteban Rodríguez — Spanish governor of Louisiana
Moore, Beatrice Hawthorne — Pioneering woman member of the Louisiana House
Moore, Ellen Bryan — Louisiana register of state lands
Moore, Thomas Overton — Governor of Louisiana at the start of the Civil War
Morgan, Cecil — State legislator and leader of the anti-Long impeachment effort
Morial, Ernest N. “Dutch” — First Black elected mayor of New Orleans
Morrison, deLesseps “Chep” — Reform mayor of New Orleans and anti-Long leader
Morrison, James H. — Longtime Louisiana congressman
Mouton, Alexandre — Governor of Louisiana and U.S. senator

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Nash, Charles E. — Reconstruction-era congressman and first Black U.S. representative from Louisiana
Nicholls, Francis T. — Two-term governor of Louisiana and Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice
Noe, James A. — Governor of Louisiana and Long-era political figure
Nunez, Samuel B. Jr. — Longtime president of the Louisiana Senate

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Odom, Bob — Long-serving Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry
O’Reilly, Alejandro — Spanish colonial governor who consolidated Spanish rule
Ortique, Revius O. Jr. — Civil rights lawyer and first Black justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Overton, John H. — U.S. senator and congressman from Louisiana

P

Packard, Stephen B. — Republican claimant in Louisiana's disputed 1876 gubernatorial election
Parker, John M. — Governor of Louisiana and Progressive-era reform figure
Parker, Mary Evelyn — Louisiana state treasurer and pioneering woman statewide official
Passman, Otto E. — Longtime Louisiana congressman
Perez, Leander — Plaquemines political boss and segregationist leader
Pharr, John N. — Fusionist gubernatorial candidate in Louisiana's disputed 1896 election
Pinchback, P. B. S. — Reconstruction-era governor and Black political leader
Pleasant, Ruffin G. — Governor of Louisiana
Plessy, Homer — Civil rights test plaintiff in Plessy v. Ferguson
Porter, Alexander — U.S. senator from Louisiana

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Rainach, Willie — State legislator and leading segregationist political figure
Ransdell, Joseph E. — U.S. senator and congressman from Louisiana
Rarick, John — Louisiana congressman
Rhodes, Doris Lindsey Holland — First woman to serve in the Louisiana Legislature
Robertson, Thomas B. — Governor of Louisiana and congressman
Roemer, Buddy — Governor of Louisiana
Roman, André B. — Two-term governor of Louisiana
Roudanez, Louis Charles — Black newspaper publisher and Reconstruction-era civil rights advocate

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Sanders, Jared Y. — Governor of Louisiana and congressman
Schiro, Victor — Mayor of New Orleans during the civil rights era
Semmes, Thomas J. — Confederate senator, lawyer, and delegate to Louisiana's 1879 and 1898 constitutional conventions
Shepley, George F. — Union military governor of Louisiana
Simpson, Oramel H. — Governor of Louisiana
Slidell, John — U.S. senator and Confederate diplomat
Soulé, Pierre — U.S. senator and diplomat

T

Taylor, Dorothy Mae — Civil rights leader and first Black woman elected to the Louisiana Legislature
Thibodaux, Henry S. — Interim governor of Louisiana
Treen, David — Governor of Louisiana and first Republican governor since Reconstruction
Trévigne, Paul — Black journalist, educator, and civil rights advocate
Tureaud, A. P. Sr. — Civil rights attorney who challenged segregation in Louisiana

U

Ulloa, Antonio de — First Spanish governor of Louisiana

V

Villeré, Jacques — First Louisiana-born governor of the state

W

Waggonner, Joe D. Jr. — Louisiana congressman
Walker, Joseph M. — Governor of Louisiana
Walmsley, T. Semmes — Mayor of New Orleans and Huey Long political rival
Warmoth, Henry Clay — Reconstruction-era governor of Louisiana
Wells, James Madison — Reconstruction-era governor of Louisiana
White, Edward Douglass Jr. — U.S. senator from Louisiana and Chief Justice of the United States
White, Edward Douglass Sr. — Governor of Louisiana
White, Martha — Civil rights pioneer whose protest helped spark the 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott
Wickliffe, Robert C. — Governor of Louisiana
Willis, Edwin E. — Longtime Louisiana congressman
Wiltz, Louis A. — Governor of Louisiana and New Orleans mayor
Wisdom, John Minor — Federal appellate judge central to school desegregation and civil rights
Wright, J. Skelly — Federal judge central to desegregation in Louisiana