Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame
Museum and hall of fame in Winnfield, Louisiana
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The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame located in Winnfield, Louisiana. Created by a 1987 act[1] of the Louisiana State Legislature, it honors the best-known politicians and political journalists in the state.
Established1987
WebsiteLPM Official Site
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  LA Political Museum Location within Louisiana | |
| Established | 1987 |
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| Location | 498 E. Main Street, Winnfield, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31.926776°N 92.635376°W |
| Website | LPM Official Site |
Hall of Fame inductees
| Name | Image | Birth–death | Year | Area of achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Alario | (1943–) | 2003 | Former speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1984–1988; 1992–1996; Louisiana State Senate President, 2012-2020 [2][3] | |
| Avery Alexander | (1910–1999) | 2018 | Louisiana state representative for Orleans Parish; figure in the civil rights movement[4] | |
| Rodney Alexander |  | (1946–) | 2010 | Former U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2003–2013; secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, 2013–2014; state representative for Jackson Parish, 1988–2002[5] |
| A. Leonard Allen |  | (1891–1969) | 1994 | U.S. representative for Louisiana's 8th congressional district (since disbanded), 1937–1953[6] |
| Oscar K. Allen |  | (1882–1936) | 1997 | Governor of Louisiana, 1932–1936[7] |
| Al Ater | (1953–2017) | 2009 | State representative from Concordia Parish, 1984–1992; Acting Louisiana Secretary of State, 2005–2006[3] | |
| Fred Baden |  | (1934–2009) | 2012 | Mayor of Pineville, 1970–1998[8] |
| Diana Bajoie | (1948–) | 2007 | State senator, 1991–2008; state representative, 1976–1991; temporary member of the New Orleans City Council, 2012–2013[3][9] | |
| Richard Baker |  | (1948–) | 2008 | Lobbyist; U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 1987–2008; state representative from Baton Rouge, 1972–1987[10] |
| Jesse Bankston |  | (1907–2010) | 2002 | Former member, secretary, and chairman of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education [11] |
| Charles C. Barham | (1934–2010) | 2013 | Louisiana State Senator, 1964–1972; 1976–1988[12] | |
| Robert W. Bates | (1941–2020) | 2005 | United States Secret Service agent who accompanied President Richard M. Nixon to China; operates commercial horticultural nursery in Forest Hill in Rapides Parish[13] | |
| Louis Berry | (1914–1998) | 1996 | African American civil rights attorney from Alexandria, Dean of Southern University Law Center from 1972 to 1974 [14] | |
| Kathleen Babineaux Blanco |  | (1942–2019) | 2006 | Governor of Louisiana, 2004–2008; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1996–2004; Louisiana Public Service Commissioner, 1989–1996; state representative from Lafayette, 1984–1989[15] |
| Raymond Blanco | (1935–2022) | 2019 | Academic administrator and football coach; "First Gentleman of Louisiana", 2004–2008, while his wife, Kathleen, was governor[16] | |
| Hale Boggs | .jpg) | (1914–1972) | 1993 | U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1947–1973; Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, 1971–1973; House Majority Whip, 1962–1971[17] |
| Lindy Boggs |  | (1916–2013) | 1994 | U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1973–1991]; United States Ambassador to the Holy See, 1997–2001[18] |
| Billy Boles | (1927–2008) | 2004 | Louisiana state senator from Ouachita and Richland parishes, 1952–1956[9] | |
| Kenny Bowen | (1926–2002) | 2002 | Mayor of Lafayette, 1972–1980; 1992–1996 | |
| Harley Bozeman | (1891–1971) | 2002 | Historian, state representative, 1929–1930; political crony of Huey Long[3][19] | |
| John Breaux |  | (1944–) | 2003 | United States Senator, 1987 to 2005; U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district, 1972–1987[20] |
| James H. "Jim" Brown | (1940–) | 2011 | Political consultant; state senator from Concordia Parish, 1972–1980; Louisiana secretary of state, 1980–1988; Louisiana insurance commissioner, 1991–2000[21] | |
| J. Marshall Brown |  | (1926–1995) | 2014 | State representative from Orleans Parish, 1952–1960; Democratic national committeeman, 1964 to 1972; member of Louisiana State Board of Education, 1960s |
| Peppi Bruneau | (1942–) | 2015 | Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Orleans Parish, 1976–2007[22] | |
| Victor Bussie | (1919–2011) | 1994 | President, Louisiana AFL–CIO, 1956–1997 | |
| Buddy Caldwell | (1946–) | 2015 | Attorney General of Louisiana, 2008–2016; former district attorney in Madison Parish, 1979–2008[22] | |
| Jefferson Caffery |  | (1886–1974) | 2000 | Diplomat[23] |
| Burl Cain |  | (1942–) | 2002 | Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, 1995–2016; founder of Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum[24] |
| Foster Campbell | (1947–) | 2009 | State Senator, 1976–2003; member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission since 2003; candidate for governor, 2007 and U.S. Senator, 2016[9] | |
| James Carville |  | (1944–) | 1996 | Manager of Bill Clinton's Presidential campaigns, television news media commentator [25] |
| Leonard J. Chabert | (1932–1991) | 2013 | State representative, 1972–1980; state senator from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, 1980–1991 | |
| Marty James Chabert | (1956–) | 2013 | State senator from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from 1992 to 1996 | |
| Norby Chabert | (1975–) | 2013 | State senator from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes since 2009[12] | |
| Jay Chevalier | (1936–2019) | 2003 | Singer and political candidate[26] | |
| William C.C. Claiborne |  | (c. 1772–1817) | 1993 | First Governor of Louisiana, as well as Governor of the Territory of Orleans[27] |
| Sally Clausen | .jpg) | (1945–) | 2007 | Former Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education[28] Also served as Adjunct Professor for Louisiana State University, Deputy Commissioner of Administration, Secretary of Education for the Office of the Governor, and President of Southeastern Louisiana University.[29] |
| Hyram Copeland | (1940–) | 2013 | Mayor of Vidalia, 1992–2016[30] | |
| Harry Connick, Sr. | (1926–2024) | 2003 | District attorney of Orleans Parish, 1973–2003; investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy; father of singer Harry Connick Jr.[31] | |
| Charlie Cook |  | (1953–) | 2006 | Political analyst[32] |
| Jay Dardenne |  | (1954–) | 2018 | Lieutenant governor of Louisiana, 2010–2016; Louisiana secretary of state, 2006–2010; state senator from Baton Rouge, 1992–2006; Louisiana Commissioner of Administration, since 2016[33] |
| Quentin Dastugue | (1955–) | 2018 | Louisiana State Representative for Orleans and Jefferson parishes, 1980–1996[34] | |
| Jimmie Davis |  | (1899–2000) | 1993 | Governor of Louisiana[35] |
| Pap Dean | (1915–2011) | 1993 | Editorial cartoonist, Shreveport Times | |
| Charles deGravelles | (1913–2008) | 2007 | Chair, state Republican Party, 1968–1972[36] | |
| Virginia deGravelles | (1915–2017)[37] | 2007 | Republican National Committeewoman (1964–1968)[36] | |
| George Dement |  | (1922–2014) | 2013 | Mayor, Bossier City, 1989–2005[38] |
| Charles W. DeWitt Jr. | (1947–) | 2004 | Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 2000–2004[3] | |
| Juba Diez | (1944–) | 2015 | State representative for Ascension Parish from 1976 to 2004[22] | |
| Jimmy Dimos | (1938–2023) | 2017 | State representative (1976–1999), House Speaker (1988–1992), and district judge (1999–2006) from Monroe[39] | |
| Bill Dodd |  | (1909–1991) | 2002 | Louisiana state representative, 1940–1948; lieutenant governor, 1948–1952; state superintendent of education, 1964–1972[3] |
| Cat Doucet |  | (1899–1975) | 1999 | Sheriff of St. Landry Parish, Huey Long protégé[40] |
| Hunt Downer | (1946–) | 2007 | State representative[3] | |
| Edwin Edwards |  | (1927–2021) | 1993 | Governor of Louisiana, 1972–80, 1984–88, 1992–96; U.S. Representative, 1965-72[41] |
| John Bel Edwards |  | (1966–) | 2014 | Governor of Louisiana, 2016–24; former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Tangipahoa Parish; 56th Governor of Louisiana; part of the Edwards political family given group induction |
| Allen J. Ellender |  | (1890–1972) | 1994 | United States senator[42] |
| Noble Ellington | (1942–) | 2015 | Member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Franklin Parish; Winnsboro cotton merchant and deputy state insurance commissioner[22] | |
| Randy Ewing | (1944–) | 2010 | State senator[9] | |
| Jimmy Fitzmorris | (1921–2021) | 1999 | Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1972–1980[43] | |
| Carlos Roberto Flores |  | (1950–) | 2005 | President of Honduras[44] |
| Mary Flake Flores | 2005 | First Lady of Honduras, humanitarian worker[44] | ||
| Murphy J. Foster |  | (1849–1921) | 1997 | Governor of Louisiana, 1892–1900[45] |
| Murphy J. Foster Jr. |  | (1930–2020) | 2003 | Governor of Louisiana, 1996–2004[46] |
| John B. Fournet | (1895–1984) | 2014 | Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice, speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana[47] | |
| Douglas Fowler | (1906–1980) | 1999 | Louisiana Elections Commissioner, 1959–1979[48] | |
| Robert "Bobby" Freeman | (1934–2016) | 2008 | Lieutenant governor of Louisiana, 1980–1988[49] | |
| Sylvan Friedman | (1908–1979) | 2006 | Louisiana state Senator and Representative[9][50] | |
| Charles Fuselier | (1942–) | 2003 | Sheriff of Saint Martin Parish, President of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association, National Sheriff of the Year in 1996[51] | |
| Ron Gomez | (1934–2022) | 2019 | Louisiana State Representative for Lafayette Parish from 1980 to 1989; print and broadcast journalist[16] | |
| Lucille May Grace | (1900–1957) | 2011 | Louisiana Register of the State Land Office, 1932, first woman to attain statewide elected office in Louisiana[52] | |
| Camille Gravel | (1915–2005) | 1995 | Attorney, executive counsel to Governors John McKeithen and Edwin Edwards, helped draft the current Louisiana Constitution[53] | |
| Francis Grevemberg | (1914–2008) | 2002 | Louisiana state police superintendent[54] | |
| Dick Guidry | (1929–2014) | 2014 | Considered the youngest member ever elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives[55] | |
| Dudley A. Guglielmo | (1909–2005) | 2004 | Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance[56] | |
| John Hainkel | (1938–2005) | 2002 | Louisiana state representative[3] | |
| Sam Hanna | (1933–2006) | 1995 | Journalist | |
| Paul Hardy | (1942–) | 2019 | Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992; former Louisiana Secretary of State and state senator from St. Martin Parish[16] | |
| Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway | (1939–2021) | 2013 | Sheriff of Grant Parish, 1976–2008; member of Louisiana Board of Pardons and Paroles | |
| Felix Edward Hébert |  | (1901–1979) | 2012 | United States House of Representatives[57] |
| E. L. Henry | (1936–) | 2012 | Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1972-80[3] | |
| Wiley W. Hilburn |  | (1938–2014) | 2001 | Journalist and chairman of the Department of Journalism at Louisiana Tech University[58] |
| Donald E. Hines | (1933–2019) | 2006 | Louisiana State Senate President from 2004 to 2008; physician in Bunkie[9][59] | |
| Melvin "Kip" Holden |  | (1952–) | 2008 | Democratic Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, 2005–2016[60] |
| Jerry Huckaby |  | (1941–) | 2012 | United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 1977–1993[61] |
| John S. Hunt, II | (1928–2001) | 2014 | Member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1964–1972; nephew of Huey and Earl Long; cousin of Russell B. Long[47] | |
| Carolyn Huntoon |  | (1940–) | 2003 | Director Johnson Space Center, Agency Representative at the White House in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy[62] Sister of former U.S. Representative Buddy Leach |
| Richard Ieyoub | (1944–2023) | 2016 | Attorney General of Louisiana, 1992–2004[63] | |
| William J. Jefferson |  | (1947–) | 2000 | U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1991–2009[64] |
| T.J. Jemison |  | (1918–2013) | 2017 | Civil rights activist from Baton Rouge; early organizer of Southern Christian Leadership Conference[65] |
| Chris John |  | (1960–) | 2009 | U.S. representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district (since disbanded), 1997–2005; lost the 2004 U.S. Senate election to David Vitter[66] |
| J. Bennett Johnston Jr. |  | (1932–) | 1997 | United States senator, 1972–1997[67] |
| Sam Houston Jones |  | (1897–1978) | 2016 | Governor of Louisiana, 1940–1944[68] |
| Theodore "Ted" Jones | (1934–2019) | 2007 | Lawyer, lobbyist, political appointee[69] | |
| Eddie J. Jordan Jr. | (1952–) | 2005 | District attorney of Orleans Parish, 2003–2007[70] | |
| James A. Joseph | .jpg) | (1935–2023) | 2008 | Career diplomat and professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies at Duke University[71] |
| Curtis Joubert | (1931–2020) | 2005 | Mayor of Eunice, 1981–1994; state representative for St. Landry Parish, 1968–1972; former member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Board of Trustees for Colleges and Universities[72] | |
| Donald G. Kelly | (1941–) | 2008 | State senator from Natchitoches, 1976–1996[9][73] | |
| Iris Kelso | (1926–2003) | 1999 | Journalist[74] | |
| Robert F. Kennon |  | (1902–1988) | 2001 | Governor of Louisiana, 1952–1956[75] |
| Catherine D. Kimball | (1945–) | 2011 | Chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 2009–2013; associate justice, 1992–2009[76] | |
| Jeannette Knoll | (1943–) | 2000 | Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1997–2016[77] | |
| Adras LaBorde | (1912–1993) | 2012 | Editor and columnist for The Alexandria Daily Town Talk[78] | |
| Raymond Laborde | (1927–2016) | 2003 | State representative from Avoyelles Parish and mayor of Marksville[3] | |
| Charles D. Lancaster Jr. | (1943–2018) | 2018 | Louisiana state representative for Jefferson Parish, 1972–1976; 1980–2008; longest-serving Republican member of the state House[79] | |
| Mary Landrieu |  | (1955–) | 2007 | United States Senator 1997–2014; state treasurer, 1987–1996; state representative, 1980–1988[80] |
| Moon Landrieu |  | (1930–2022) | 2004 | United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1979–1981; Mayor of New Orleans, 1970–1978; state representative, 1960–1966[81] Mayor of New Orleans |
| John LaPlante | (1953–2007) | 2008 | Baton Rouge–based journalist [82] | |
| Dudley LeBlanc | (1894–1971) | 1993 | Louisiana state senator[9] | |
| Harry Lee | (1932–2007) | 2001 | Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, 1980-2007; father of current Jefferson Parish president Cynthia Lee-Sheng [83] | |
| Walter Lee | (1921–2015) | 2009 | Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court, 1956–2012 | |
| Bob Livingston |  | (1943–) | 2003 | United States House of Representatives[84] |
| Earl Long |  | (1895–1960) | 1993 | Governor of Louisiana[85] |
| Gillis William Long |  | (1923–1985) | 1994 | United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th congressional district, 1963–1965; 1973–1985[86] |
| Huey P. Long |  | (1893–1935) | 1993 | Governor of Louisiana; United States Senator [87] |
| Jimmy D. Long | (1931–2016) | 2000 | Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches[3] | |
| Rose McConnell Long |  | (1892–1970) | 2014 | U.S. Senator upon the death of her husband, Huey P. Long; mother of U.S. Senator Russell B. Long[47] |
| Russell B. Long |  | (1918–2003) | 1993 | United States Senator [88] |
| Speedy Long |  | (1928–2006) | 1998 | United States House of Representatives[89] |
| Bill Lynch | (1929–2004) | 2005 | Louisiana Inspector General, investigative journalist in Shreveport and Baton Rouge[90] | |
| Edward "Bubby" Lyons | (1929–2021) | 2014 | First person to serve as mayor of two Louisiana cities, Houma and Mandeville[47] | |
| Charlton Lyons |  | (1894–1973) | 2010 | Chair, state Republican Party, candidate for governor, 1964[91] |
| John Maginnis | (1948–2014) | 2015 | Louisiana journalist who exposed corruption in politics and government; known for the book The Last Hayride[22] | |
| Robert Mann | (1958–) | 2014 | Manship Chair in Journalism at Louisiana State University; aide to U.S. Sens. Russell Long and John Breaux; communications director, Gov. Kathleen Blanco; political historian[92] | |
| Wade O. Martin Jr. | (1911–1990) | 2001 | Louisiana Secretary of State [93] | |
| Charles A. Marvin | (1929–2003) | 2015 | District attorney of Bossier and Webster parishes, judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal; attorney in Minden[94] | |
| John McKeithen | .png) | (1918–1999) | 1993 | Governor of Louisiana, 1964–1972; former member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and Louisiana House of Representatives[95] |
| W. Fox McKeithen | (1946–2005) | 2006 | Louisiana Secretary of State[96] | |
| Harold McSween |  | (1926–2002) | 2001 | U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 8th congressional district, 1958–1963[97] |
| Billy Montgomery | (1937–) | 2012 | Former Louisiana State Representative from Bossier Parish[98] | |
| W. Henson Moore, III |  |
(1939–) | 2002 | United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 1975–1987[99] |
| Ernest Nathan Morial |  | (1929–1989) | 1993 | Mayor of New Orleans[100] |
| deLesseps Story Morrison Sr. |  | (1912–1964) | 1995 | Mayor of New Orleans, 1946–1962; three-time candidate for governor |
| Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr. | (1929–2016) | 2004 | Louisiana state senator from Lafayette[9] | |
| J. Kelly Nix | (1934–2020) | 2011 | Louisiana Superintendent of Education, 1976–1984[101] | |
| Dave Norris | (1942–) | 2017 | Mayor of West Monroe, 1978–2018[39] | |
| Samuel B. Nunez Jr. | (1930–2012) | 2010 | State senator from St. Bernard Parish[9] | |
| William "Billy" Nungesser | (1929–2006) | 2010 | Chair, state Republican Party [102] | |
| Sean O'Keefe |  | (1956–) | 2007 | Administrator of NASA[103] |
| Bob Odom | (1935–2014) | 2008 | Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, 1980–2008[104] | |
| Jessel Ourso | (1932–1978) | 2009 | Sheriff of Iberville Parish[105] | |
| John H. Overton |  | (1875–1948) | 1998 | United States Senator[106] |
| Mary Evelyn Parker | (1920–2015) | 1996 | First woman to serve as Louisiana State Treasurer, 1968–1987[107] | |
| Harvey Peltier Jr. | (1923–1980) | 2014 | Louisiana state senator from Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, 1964–1976; first president of the University of Louisiana System trustees, 1975–1980[108][109] | |
| Leander Perez |  | (1891–1969) | 1996 | Political boss[110] |
| Ralph Perlman | (1917–2013) | 2011 | State budget director[111] | |
| Cecil J. Picard | (1938–2007) | 2006 | State Superintendent of Education, 1996–2007; state senator, 1979–1996; state representative, 1976–1979[112] | |
| Albin Provosty | (1865–1932) | 2015 | Member of the Louisiana State Senate from Pointe Coupee Parish from 1912 to 1920; district attorney and newspaper publisher; member of the Scott family[113] | |
| Ned Randolph | (1942–2016) | 2008 | Mayor of Alexandria, 1986–2006; state senator, 1976–1984; state representative, 1972–1976[3][9] | |
| Benjamin Burras "Sixty" Rayburn | (1916–2008) | 1993 | Louisiana State Senator from Washington Parish[9] | |
| Edmund Reggie | (1926–2013) | 2004 | City judge in Crowley who spearheaded the state's Presidential campaign for John F. Kennedy; his daughter Victoria Reggie Kennedy is the widow of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy[114] | |
| Ed Renwick | (1938–2020) | 1999 | Retired director of Loyola University Institute of Politics [115] | |
| Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes | (1909–1997) | 2004 | State representative and state senator[9][116] | |
| Buddy Roemer |  | (1943–2021) | 2000 | Governor of Louisiana, 1988–1992; U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 1981–1988[117] |
| Angelo Roppolo | (1920–2012) | 2013 | Political consultant in Shreveport[118] | |
| Joe R. Salter | (1943–) | 2008 | former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives[3] | |
| Joe Sampite | (1931–2012) | 2002 | Mayor of Natchitoches[119] | |
| Victor H. Schiro | .jpg) | (1904–1992) | 2001 | Mayor of New Orleans, 1962–1970[120] |
| Melinda Schwegmann | (1946–) | 1997 | First woman Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1992–1996[121] | |
| Jock Scott | (1947–2009) | 2015 | Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Alexandria who worked for the four-year status of Louisiana State University at Alexandria[22] | |
| Nauman Scott | (1916–2001) | 2015 | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, based in Alexandria; ordered extensive busing in 1981 to compel racial integration of public schools[22] | |
| Virginia Shehee | (1923–2015) | 2004 | Louisiana State Senator from District 38 (Caddo and De Soto parishes), 1976–1980[9][122] | |
| Barbara Boggs Sigmund | (1939–1990) | 2005 | Mayor of Princeton, New Jersey; daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs[123] | |
| Charlie Smith | (1942–2012) | 2011 | Lobbyist[124] | |
| Richard Stalder | (1951–) | 2003 | Secretary Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections from 1992 to 2008[125] | |
| Vic Stelly | .jpg) | (1941–2020) | 2006 | State representative for Calcasieu Parish, 1988–2004; member of the Louisiana Board of Regents, 2007–2011[126] |
| Raymond Strother | (1940–2022) | 2013 | Regional and national Democratic political consultant, formerly based in Baton Rouge[127] | |
| Billy Tauzin |  | (1943–) | 2003 | U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 1980–2005[128] |
| Patrick F. Taylor | (1937–2004) | 2009 | Businessman [129] | |
| Zachary Taylor |  | (1784–1850) | 1995 | President of the United States, 1849–1850[130] |
| Francis C. Thompson | (1941–) | 2005 | State senator from Richland Parish; former state representative[9][131] | |
| David Treen |  | (1928–2009) | 1997 | Governor of Louisiana, 1980–1984; U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 1973–1980[132] |
| Risley C. Triche | (1927–2012) | 2010 | State representative from Assumption Parish, 1955–1976[3] | |
| Joe Waggonner |  | (1918–2007) | 1998 | U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 1961–1979[133] |
| Lillian W. Walker | (1923–2016) | 2002 | Louisiana State Representative from East Baton Rouge Parish, 1964–1972[3] | |
| Jack Wardlaw | (1937–2012) | 2004 | Journalist; bureau chief in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans Times-Picayune (1980–2002)[134] | |
| Gus Weill | (1933–2018) | 1996 | Radio host, writer, political consultant[135] | |
| T. Harry Williams | (1909–1979) | 1998 | 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for Huey Long (1969)[136] | |
| Edward Douglass White |  | (1844–1921) | 1995 | Chief Justice of the United States, 1910–1921[137] |
| Richard Zuschlag | .jpg) | (1948–2024) | 2019 | Founder of Acadian Ambulance in Lafayette[16] |
