•
Edward C. Aldridge Jr. (1956), president and CEO of
The Aerospace Corporation •
John N. Bahcall, astrophysicist known for his work on
solar neutrino problem •
Fuller W. Bazer (1956), O.D. Butler Chair in Animal Science at Texas A&M;
Wolf Prize in Agriculture •
Betsy Boze,
Ph.D. (formerly Betsy Vogel) (1971), president of the
College of The Bahamas •
Karen Carlson, actress •
Judith A. Cooper (1967) (born 1949), speech pathologist •
John Howard Dalton (1959), former U.S. Secretary of the Navy •
Jordan Davis (2006) (born 1988), country singer •
Tillman Franks (1940), songwriter •
Brandon Friedman (1996), former Deputy Assistant Secretary,
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; author of
The War I Always Wanted •
Alfred C. Glassell Jr., businessman, philanthropist and big-game fisherman •
Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz (1959), 2003 Pulitzer Prize in history •
Tom Jarriel (1952),
ABC News journalist •
Faith Jenkins,
Miss Louisiana 2000,
Miss America 2001 first runner-up, attorney and legal analyst •
Victor Joris, fashion designer. •
William Joyce, Academy Award winner, children's book author and illustrator •
Merle Kilgore (1952), singer, songwriter, and manager •
Aaron Selber, Jr. (1944) (1927–2013), businessman and philanthropist •
Andy Sidaris (1948) (1931–2007), television producer, director (B movies), actor and writer •
Shelby Singleton, record producer and record label owner •
William T. Whisner, Jr. (1923–1989),
flying ace in
World War II and
Korean War Elected officials and judiciary •
Saxby Chambliss (1961) (born 1943),
Republican U.S. senator from
Georgia, 2002–2015 •
George W. D'Artois (c. 1942) (1925–1977), Shreveport public service commissioner from 1962 to 1976 •
William J. Fleniken (c. 1925) (1908–1979),
U.S. Attorney for
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1950–1953, judge of state 1st Judicial District Court in Shreveport, 1961–1979 •
Frank Fulco (1928) (1909–1999), Louisiana House of Representatives (1956–1972) •
Pike Hall, Jr. (c. 1947) (1931–1999), member of Caddo Parish School Board 1964–1970; state appeal court judge 1971–1990, associate justice of the
Louisiana Supreme Court 1990–1994 •
James C. Gardner (1940) (1924–2010), Shreveport mayor (1954–1958) and state representative (1952–1954) •
Charles B. Peatross (1958) (1940–2015), judge of Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport •
Tom Rowland, former mayor of
Cleveland, Tennessee •
Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee (1940) (1923–2015), Chairman, Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company, former state senator from Caddo Parish •
Phil Short (1965) (born 1947), former state senator from
St. Tammany Parish;
United States Marine Corps officer •
Art Sour (c. 1941) (1924–2000), Shreveport Republican state legislator (1972–1992) •
Tom Stagg (1939) (1923–2015), judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana •
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. (1952), U.S. Circuit Court judge
Athletes •
Arnaz Battle (1998), wide receiver for NFL's
San Francisco 49ers and
Pittsburgh Steelers •
Harry Davis (1908–1997),
Major League Baseball player •
Pat "Gravy" Patterson (1934–2007), Byrd High School coach 1963–1967 •
Seth Morehead (1934-2006), Major League Baseball pitcher •
Scotty Robertson (1947), head coach of NBA's
New Orleans Jazz,
Chicago Bulls and
Detroit Pistons •
Dan Sandifer (1943), defensive back for six NFL teams •
David Woodley, quarterback at
LSU (1976–1979), played for
Miami Dolphins (1980–1983) and the
Pittsburgh Steelers (1984–1985) •
Jonathan Stewart (2009), linebacker at Texas A&M (2009–2013), played for
St. Louis Rams,
Cleveland Browns and
Dallas Cowboys •
Pat Studstill, NFL punter and wide receiver for
Detroit Lions,
Los Angeles Rams •
James Sykes (1971), football player,
Calgary Stampeders 1975–1982;
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1983 and 1986 •
Isaac Hagins (1972), football player,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976–1980 •
Liffort Hobley (1978-1980), QB, DB, Football Player, at LSU 2 times Defensive MVP at Safety, St. Louis Football Cardinals(1985-1986) and Miami Dolphins (1987-1993) ==See also==