Notable Alumni of University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jeff Landry 1970–

Governor of Louisiana

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1999

Also attended: Loyola University New Orleans

Kathleen Blanco 1942–2019

54th Governor of Louisiana

Bachelor of Science · Business studies · Class of 1964

Charles Boustany 1956–

Surgeon and former Louisiana congressman

Also attended: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

John Breaux 1944–

Former US senator from Louisiana

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

Roy Bourgeois 1938–

Founder of human rights group School of the Americas Watch

Jefferson Caffery 1886–1974

Diplomat and ambassador to Brazil and France

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Francis Fonseca 1967–

Belizean politician and diplomat

Attended until 1988

Charlie Melancon 1947–

Former US representative from Louisiana

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1971

Jimmy Hayes 1946–

Former US Representative from Louisiana, lawyer

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1967

Felix Moncla 1926–1953

USAF pilot who disappeared in 1953

Kevin Roberts 1974–

President of the Heritage Foundation

Bachelor of Arts · Study of history

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Scott Angelle 1961–

Louisiana politician and former lieutenant governor

Cindy Courville 1954–

Former US Ambassador to the African Union

Also attended: University of Denver

Patrick T. Caffery 1932–2013

Former U.S. Representative from Louisiana

Robert L. Mouton 1892–1956

Louisiana businessman and U.S. representative

James Domengeaux 1907–1988

Louisiana congressman who preserved the French language

Also attended: Loyola University New Orleans, Tulane University of Louisiana

Thomas Clausen 1939–2002

Last elected Louisiana state superintendent of education

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, University of Southern Mississippi

Lether Frazar 1904–1960

44th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Columbia University in the City of New York

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot 1964–

CEO of Feeding America

Also attended: Northwestern University, Harvard University, Southern Methodist University

Albert H. Crews 1929–2025

Air Force astronaut and test pilot

Joel W. Martin 1955–

Marine biologist and carcinologist

Also attended: Florida State University, University of Kentucky

Wilma Subra 1943–

Environmental scientist and chemist

Barry Jean Ancelet 1951–

Cajun folklorist and ethnomusicologist

Richard Simmons 1948–2024

Fitness instructor, Sweatin' to the Oldies video star

Also attended: Florida State University

Daniel Sunjata 1971–

Actor known for TV series Rescue Me

Also attended: Florida A&M University, New York University

James Lee Burke 1936–

Author of the Dave Robicheaux series

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Child: Alafair Burke (Reed College, Stanford University)

Ali Landry 1973–

Actress and model, Miss USA 1996

Keith Sonnier 1941–2020

Postminimalist sculptor and light artist

Attended until 1963

Larry Blyden 1925–1975

Actor, stage producer and game show host

Also attended: University of Houston

Farooq Kperogi 1973–

Nigerian-American media scholar and columnist

Also attended: Georgia State University

Gene Callahan 1923–1990

Art director and production designer, two-time Oscar winner

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Dana Gourrier 1979–

Actress in Django Unchained and Raising Dion

Also attended: California Institute of the Arts

Hedwig Gorski 1949–

Performance poet and avant-garde artist

George Rodrigue 1944–2013

Artist known for Louisiana paintings

Also attended: Art Center College of Design

Felecia Angelle 1986–

Voice actress and ADR director

Dave Petitjean 1928–2013

Actor and humorist of Cajun stories

Zachary Richard 1950–

Singer-songwriter and poet

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Elfrid Payton 1994–

Professional basketball player

Attended until 2014

Hollis Conway 1967–

High jumper and two-time Olympic medalist

Andrew Toney 1957–

Former NBA basketball player

Shawn Long 1993–

Professional basketball player

Elijah Millsap 1987–

Former professional basketball player

Sibling: Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech University)

Bo Lamar 1951–2026

Basketball player, two-time consensus All-American

Jonathan Lucroy 1986–

Former MLB catcher for Brewers, Rangers and others

Kevin Brooks 1969–

Professional basketball coach and former player

Jane Trepp 1988–

Retired Estonian swimmer

B. J. Ryan 1975–

Former relief pitcher and baseball coach

Tyren Johnson 1988–

Professional basketball player

Fred Saunders 1951–

Former NBA basketball player

Also attended: Syracuse University

Danny Farquhar 1987–

Former MLB pitcher

Larry Fogle 1953–

Former professional basketball player

Chad Beck 1985–

Former MLB pitcher

Also attended: Panola College

Kadeem Coleby 1989–

Bahamian professional basketball player

Sibling: Dwight Coleby (University of Kansas, Western Kentucky University)

Kasey Shepherd 1994–

Professional basketball guard in Europe

Morgann LeLeux 1992–

Pole vaulter who competed at the Tokyo Olympics

Also attended: University of Georgia

Elijah Mitchell 1998–

American football running back

Elijah McGuire 1994–

Former NFL running back

Jay Hebert 1923–1997

Golfer, 1960 PGA Championship winner

Glen Provost 1949–

Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles

Also attended: Saint Joseph Seminary College

Jacqueline Ceballos 1925–

Feminist activist, founder of Veteran Feminists of America

Also attended: Smith College

Judith Ford 1949–

Miss America 1969, retired teacher

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Western Illinois University