List of people from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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This is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at some point in their life.

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  6. "Glen Davis". Louisiana State University. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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  24. "Pat Screen". Allstate Sugar Bowl. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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  33. "Kevin Windham". Motorcycle USA, LLC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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  38. Michael Limnios. "Q&A with Baton Rouge-based guitarist Jonathon "Boogie" Long - born with the blues coursing through his veins". Blues.gr. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  39. "Larry S. Bankston". senate.la.gov/. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  40. "Regina Barrow". house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  41. "Sherman A. Bernard". WWL-TV, Inc., a subsidiary of Belo Corp. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  42. "Overton Brooks". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  43. "Chad M. Brown". intelius.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  44. "H. Rap Brown". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  45. "George Caldwell". Louisiana Historical Association. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  46. Andrea Gallo (November 21, 2015). "Barbara West Carpenter defeats Ulysses "Bones" Addison in race for House District 63 seat". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  47. "Dr. Sally Clausen" (PDF). regents.ohio.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  48. "Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 32, 2002" (PDF). lanewsbureau.com. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  49. "Luther F. Cole". Capital City Press LLC. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  50. "Paula Davis Bio" (PDF). Baton Rouge Republican Women. Retrieved November 29, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  51. "William J. "Bill" Dodd". .knowla.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  52. "Gil Dozier". Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  53. "Rep. Rick Edmonds (R-LA 66th District)". cigarrights.capwiz.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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  55. Rebekah Allen (February 24, 2016). "'Gentle and kind' Louisiana state Rep. Ronnie Edwards dies after 2-year battle with cancer". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  56. "Jimmy Field". lpsc.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  57. "William H. Gray". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  58. "Anthony Guarisco, Jr" (PDF). senate.la.gov/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  59. "Dudley A. Guglielmo". Louisiana Political Museum. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  60. "Betty Heitman Is Dead; G.O.P. Leader Was 64, February 3, 1994". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  61. "Kip Holden". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  62. "Barry Ivey". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  63. "Alfonse Jackson, Jr". Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  64. "Edward C. "Ted" James, II". house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  65. "Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins". The Washington Times. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  66. "Bobby Jindal". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  67. The Advocate. "WWII veteran-turned-civil rights lawyer from Baton Rouge awarded Purple Heart. ELLYN COUVILLION, STAFF WRITER. June 26, 2021. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_eea43d96-d6c5-11eb-9e22-3baf9053b010.html
  68. "Edmond Jordan Announces Candidacy for Louisiana House District 29". swagher.net. July 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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  70. "Coleman Lindsey". The American Historical Society. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
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  72. Ben Wallace (April 14, 2014). "Eugene McGehee, former state legislator and judge, dies". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
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  76. "James Ronald Skains, Political "Hall" honors eight, 2009". The Piney Woods Journal. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  77. Charles Lussier (July 15, 2014). "BR's U.S. Judge John Parker dies at age 85: Tenure began with desegregation case". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  78. "Tony Perkins". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  79. "Ralph Perlman". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
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  83. "Patricia Haynes Smith". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  84. "Raymond Strother: Political Strategist/Author (1940)". Museum of the Gulf Coast. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  85. "Zachary Taylor". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  86. "David C. Treen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  87. "Gus Weill". lpb.org. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  88. "Bodi White". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
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