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'''Baton Rouge''' is the capital city of [[Louisiana]] and home of [[Louisiana State University]]. | '''Baton Rouge''' is the capital city of [[Louisiana]] and home of [[Louisiana State University]]. | ||
+ | ==Notable people== | ||
*[[Jody Amedee]], former state senator | *[[Jody Amedee]], former state senator | ||
+ | *[[J. Al Amiss]], sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972 to 1983 | ||
*[[Buddy Amoroso]], former member of the Metro Council | *[[Buddy Amoroso]], former member of the Metro Council | ||
*[[Robert E. Anderson]], [[Southern Baptist]] [[clergy]]man from [[Shreveport]] and Baton Rouge | *[[Robert E. Anderson]], [[Southern Baptist]] [[clergy]]man from [[Shreveport]] and Baton Rouge | ||
*[[Kyle Ardoin]], Louisiana secretary of state since 2018 | *[[Kyle Ardoin]], Louisiana secretary of state since 2018 | ||
*[[Harrison Bagwell]], Baton Rouge attorney and Republican Party pioneer | *[[Harrison Bagwell]], Baton Rouge attorney and Republican Party pioneer | ||
+ | *[[Jesse Bankston]], Democratic Party activist | ||
*[[Kirt Bennett]], founder of Young Leaders Academy of Baton Rouge, established to support the education of African-American boys | *[[Kirt Bennett]], founder of Young Leaders Academy of Baton Rouge, established to support the education of African-American boys | ||
+ | *[[Jack Breaux]], first Republican mayor in Louisiana since Reconstruction: Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish from 1966 to 1980 | ||
*[[James H. "Jim" Brown]], former state senator, Louisiana secretary of state and insurance commissioner | *[[James H. "Jim" Brown]], former state senator, Louisiana secretary of state and insurance commissioner | ||
*[[Ossie Brown]], East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, 1972-1984 | *[[Ossie Brown]], East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, 1972-1984 | ||
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*[[Carl Crane]], District 70 state representative, 1982 to 2008 | *[[Carl Crane]], District 70 state representative, 1982 to 2008 | ||
*[[Ed Cullen]], newspaper and radio journalist who specializes in human interest essays | *[[Ed Cullen]], newspaper and radio journalist who specializes in human interest essays | ||
+ | *[[Charles Cusimano, I]], longest serving member of the LSU Board of Supervisors, 1974-2006 | ||
*[[J. D. DeBlieux]], former state senator known for civil rights activism | *[[J. D. DeBlieux]], former state senator known for civil rights activism | ||
*[[Joe Delpit]], former state representative, owner of The Chicken Shack | *[[Joe Delpit]], former state representative, owner of The Chicken Shack | ||
*[[John Desmond]], architect | *[[John Desmond]], architect | ||
+ | *[[Kenneth L. Dixon]], youngest war correspondent in World War II; worked at ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' from 1967 to 1971 | ||
*[[Margaret Dixon]], influential woman journalist of 20th century; former managing editor of ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' | *[[Margaret Dixon]], influential woman journalist of 20th century; former managing editor of ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' | ||
*[[Bill Dodd]], state representative from Allen Parish (1940-1948); lived in Baton Rouge while lieutenant governor (1948-1952), and state education superintendent (1964-1972)1972 | *[[Bill Dodd]], state representative from Allen Parish (1940-1948); lived in Baton Rouge while lieutenant governor (1948-1952), and state education superintendent (1964-1972)1972 | ||
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*[[Edwin Edwards]], four-term governor born in Marksville but resided in Crowley and then Baton Rouge | *[[Edwin Edwards]], four-term governor born in Marksville but resided in Crowley and then Baton Rouge | ||
*[[John Bel Edwards]], governor of Louisiana | *[[John Bel Edwards]], governor of Louisiana | ||
+ | *[[Tom Erwin]], radio and television broadcaster, primarily in Alexandria and Shreveport, died in Baton Rouge | ||
*[[Mike Futrell]], former state representative | *[[Mike Futrell]], former state representative | ||
*[[Gaston Gerald]], state senator from Greenwell Springs in East Baton Rouge Parish; expelled from Senate for corruption in 1981 | *[[Gaston Gerald]], state senator from Greenwell Springs in East Baton Rouge Parish; expelled from Senate for corruption in 1981 | ||
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*[[Shelby M. Jackson]], Concordia Parish native, lived in Baton Rouge as state education superintendent, 1948 to 1964 | *[[Shelby M. Jackson]], Concordia Parish native, lived in Baton Rouge as state education superintendent, 1948 to 1964 | ||
*[[Bobby Jindal]], governor, 2008-2016 | *[[Bobby Jindal]], governor, 2008-2016 | ||
+ | *[[Donald Kennard]], state representative from 1988 to 2008; LSU athletic department official | ||
*[[Claude Kirkpatrick]], businessman, hospital administrator, state representative for Jefferson Davis Parish (1952-1960) | *[[Claude Kirkpatrick]], businessman, hospital administrator, state representative for Jefferson Davis Parish (1952-1960) | ||
*[[Eddie Lambert]], attorney and state senator for Ascension Parish | *[[Eddie Lambert]], attorney and state senator for Ascension Parish | ||
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*[[Tom Ed McHugh]], former Baton Rouge mayor-president | *[[Tom Ed McHugh]], former Baton Rouge mayor-president | ||
*[[Scott McKnight]], state representative for District 68 | *[[Scott McKnight]], state representative for District 68 | ||
+ | *[[Troy H. Middleton]], [[United States Army]] officer in both world wars, reaching rank of lieutenant general; president of LSU, 1951-1962 | ||
*[[J. Kelly Nix]], state education superintendent, 1976 to 1984; Baton Rouge businessman and former professor | *[[J. Kelly Nix]], state education superintendent, 1976 to 1984; Baton Rouge businessman and former professor | ||
*[[Edward Grady Partin]], business agent of Teamsters union; his immunized testimony sent [[Jimmy Hoffa]] to prison | *[[Edward Grady Partin]], business agent of Teamsters union; his immunized testimony sent [[Jimmy Hoffa]] to prison | ||
+ | *[[G. Allen Penniman, Jr.]], businessman known for Pak-a-Sak convenience store chain | ||
*[[Cecil Picard]], former state education superintendent who served in both houses of the legislature for Vermilion Parish | *[[Cecil Picard]], former state education superintendent who served in both houses of the legislature for Vermilion Parish | ||
*[[Bernie Pinsonat]], political pollster | *[[Bernie Pinsonat]], political pollster | ||
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*[[Bobby Simpson]], former Baton Rouge mayor-president and mayor of Baker | *[[Bobby Simpson]], former Baton Rouge mayor-president and mayor of Baker | ||
*[[James Monroe Smith]], 1930s LSU president caught up in Louisiana Hayride scandal | *[[James Monroe Smith]], 1930s LSU president caught up in Louisiana Hayride scandal | ||
+ | *[[Timmy Teepell]], Republican political consultant; once called the "alter ego" of Governor Bobby Jindal | ||
*[[Charles E. Thompson]], former educator | *[[Charles E. Thompson]], former educator | ||
*[[Sandra Thompson]], former director of the Atchafalaya Basin project | *[[Sandra Thompson]], former director of the Atchafalaya Basin project | ||
+ | *[[Dale Thorn]], journalist, academic, press secretary in first to terms of Governor Edwin Edwards | ||
*[[R. B. Walden]], attorney who directed the desegregation of the Louisiana Department of Hospitals | *[[R. B. Walden]], attorney who directed the desegregation of the Louisiana Department of Hospitals | ||
*[[Harry D. Wilson]], commissioner of agriculture and forestry from 1916 until his death in 1948; lived in Tangipahoa Parish | *[[Harry D. Wilson]], commissioner of agriculture and forestry from 1916 until his death in 1948; lived in Tangipahoa Parish | ||
*[[Aubrey Young]], state alcohol counselor and political activist | *[[Aubrey Young]], state alcohol counselor and political activist | ||
+ | *[[A. Z. Young]], first black to head a Louisiana state government agency | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== |
Revision as of 03:47, July 4, 2020
Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana and home of Louisiana State University.
Notable people
- Jody Amedee, former state senator
- J. Al Amiss, sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, 1972 to 1983
- 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
- Jesse Bankston, Democratic Party activist
- Kirt Bennett, founder of Young Leaders Academy of Baton Rouge, established to support the education of African-American boys
- Jack Breaux, first Republican mayor in Louisiana since Reconstruction: Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish from 1966 to 1980
- James H. "Jim" Brown, former state senator, Louisiana secretary of state and insurance commissioner
- Ossie Brown, East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, 1972-1984
- Bryan Bush, district attorney, 1985-1990
- Theo Cangelosi, attorney; gubernatorial confidant
- Stephen Frank Carter, departing state representative for District 68
- Jack Christian, East Baton Rouge mayor-president, 1957-1964
- Dan Claitor, attorney and departing state senator from District 16
- Thomas Clausen, former state superintendent of education
- Tom Colten, former mayor of Minden, appointee to the state Department of Transportation and Development, based in Baton Rouge
- Beth Courtney, president and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- John Easterly Coxe, state education superintendent, 1940 to 1948
- Carl Crane, District 70 state representative, 1982 to 2008
- Ed Cullen, newspaper and radio journalist who specializes in human interest essays
- Charles Cusimano, I, longest serving member of the LSU Board of Supervisors, 1974-2006
- J. D. DeBlieux, former state senator known for civil rights activism
- Joe Delpit, former state representative, owner of The Chicken Shack
- John Desmond, architect
- Kenneth L. Dixon, youngest war correspondent in World War II; worked at The Baton Rouge Advocate from 1967 to 1971
- Margaret Dixon, influential woman journalist of 20th century; former managing editor of The Baton Rouge Advocate
- Bill Dodd, state representative from Allen Parish (1940-1948); lived in Baton Rouge while lieutenant governor (1948-1952), and state education superintendent (1964-1972)1972
- Woodrow Wilson Dumas, Mayor-President, 1965 to 1980
- Mike Dunne, environmental journalist
- Jack M. Dyer, attorney and one-term state representative, 1960 to 1964
- Edwin Edwards, four-term governor born in Marksville but resided in Crowley and then Baton Rouge
- John Bel Edwards, governor of Louisiana
- Tom Erwin, radio and television broadcaster, primarily in Alexandria and Shreveport, died in Baton Rouge
- Mike Futrell, former state representative
- Gaston Gerald, state senator from Greenwell Springs in East Baton Rouge Parish; expelled from Senate for corruption in 1981
- E. Clark Gaudin, first Republican to represent East Baton Rouge Parish in the state legislature in the 20th century
- Hunter Greene, family court judge and former state representative
- Jack P. F. Gremillion, state attorney general, 1956 to 1972
- James Gremillion, secretary of state from 1940 to 1944
- Francis Grevemberg, superintendent of state police, 1952-1955 who conducted raids against organized crime
- Dudley Guglielmo, state insurance commissioner, 1964-1972
- T. H. Harris, state education superintendent from 1908 to 1940
- E. L. "Bubba" Henry, attorney and former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Barry Ivey, District 65 state representative since 2013
- Shelby M. Jackson, Concordia Parish native, lived in Baton Rouge as state education superintendent, 1948 to 1964
- Bobby Jindal, governor, 2008-2016
- Donald Kennard, state representative from 1988 to 2008; LSU athletic department official
- Claude Kirkpatrick, businessman, hospital administrator, state representative for Jefferson Davis Parish (1952-1960)
- Eddie Lambert, attorney and state senator for Ascension Parish
- Elmer Litchfield, sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, 1983 to 2006
- Maurice Mapes, lobbyist and consultant
- Chuck McMains, attorney-businessman and former state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Tom Ed McHugh, former Baton Rouge mayor-president
- Scott McKnight, state representative for District 68
- Troy H. Middleton, United States Army officer in both world wars, reaching rank of lieutenant general; president of LSU, 1951-1962
- J. Kelly Nix, state education superintendent, 1976 to 1984; Baton Rouge businessman and former professor
- Edward Grady Partin, business agent of Teamsters union; his immunized testimony sent Jimmy Hoffa to prison
- G. Allen Penniman, Jr., businessman known for Pak-a-Sak convenience store chain
- Cecil Picard, former state education superintendent who served in both houses of the legislature for Vermilion Parish
- Bernie Pinsonat, political pollster
- Erich Ponti, businessman who was a Republican state representative from 2008 to 2015
- 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
- James Monroe Smith, 1930s LSU president caught up in Louisiana Hayride scandal
- Timmy Teepell, Republican political consultant; once called the "alter ego" of Governor Bobby Jindal
- Charles E. Thompson, former educator
- Sandra Thompson, former director of the Atchafalaya Basin project
- Dale Thorn, journalist, academic, press secretary in first to terms of Governor Edwin Edwards
- R. B. Walden, attorney who directed the desegregation of the Louisiana Department of Hospitals
- Harry D. Wilson, commissioner of agriculture and forestry from 1916 until his death in 1948; lived in Tangipahoa Parish
- Aubrey Young, state alcohol counselor and political activist
- A. Z. Young, first black to head a Louisiana state government agency
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