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*[[Theo Cangelosi]], attorney; gubernatorial confidant | *[[Theo Cangelosi]], attorney; gubernatorial confidant | ||
*[[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Stephen Frank Carter]], state representative | *[[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Stephen Frank Carter]], state representative | ||
| + | *[[Dan Claitor]], attorney and departing state senator from District 16 | ||
*[[Thomas Clausen]], former state superintendent of education | *[[Thomas Clausen]], former state superintendent of education | ||
*[[Beth Courtney]], president and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting | *[[Beth Courtney]], president and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting | ||
Revision as of 16:11, October 15, 2019
Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana and home of Louisiana State University.
Notable people
- Buddy Amoroso, former member of the Metro Council
- Robert E. Anderson, Southern Baptist clergyman from Shreveport and Baton Rouge
- Kyle Ardoin, Louisiana secretary of state since 2018
- Harrison Bagwell, Baton Rouge attorney and Republican Party pioneer
- James H. "Jim" Brown, former state senator, Louisiana secretary of state and insurance commissioner
- Ossie Brown, district attorney, 1972-1984
- Bryan Bush, East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, 1985-1990
- Theo Cangelosi, attorney; gubernatorial confidant
- Stephen Frank Carter, state representative
- Dan Claitor, attorney and departing state senator from District 16
- Thomas Clausen, former state superintendent of education
- Beth Courtney, president and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Joe Delpit, former state representative, owner of The Chicken Shack
- Woodrow Wilson Dumas, Mayor-President, 1965 to 1980
- Edwin Edwards, four-term governor born in Marksville but resided in Crowley and then Baton Rouge
- John Bel Edwards, governor of Louisiana
- Mike Futrell, former state representative
- Hunter Greene, family court judge and former state representative
- James Gremillion, secretary of state from 1940 to 1944
- Bobby Jindal, former governor
- Claude Kirkpatrick, businessman, hospital administrator, state representative for Jefferson Davis Parish (1952-1960)
- Elmer Litchfield, sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, 1983 to 2006
- Chuck McMains, attorney-businessman and former state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Tom Ed McHugh, former Baton Rouge mayor-president
- Edward Grady Partin, business agent of Teamsters union; his immunized testimony sent Jimmy Hoffa to prison
- Bernie Pinsonat, political pollster
- Kevin Reilly, executive with Lamar Advertising Company, state representative from 1972 to 1988
- Dan Richey, political consultant, former member of both house of the legislature
- Eddie Rispone, 2019 Republican candidate for governor
- Buddy Roemer, former governor
- Alfred Shapiro, former Baton Rouge lawyer and legal counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union
- Bobby Simpson, former Baton Rouge mayor-president and mayor of Baker
- Charles E. Thompson, former educator
- Sandra Thompson, former director of the Atchafalaya Basin project
- Aubrey Young, state alcohol counselor and political activist
Further reading
- Martin, Mark E. and Andrew D. Lytle. Andrew D. Lytle's Baton Rouge: Photographs, 1863-1910 (The Hill Collection: Holdings of the LSU Libraries) (2008) excerpt and text search