List of Famous people born in Louisiana, United States of America
Godfrey Reggio
Godfrey Reggio is an American director of experimental documentary films.
Derrick Taylor
Dean Cochran
Dean Cochran, is an American film actor.
Shelton Fabre
Shelton Joseph Fabre is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and serves as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Don Cazayoux
Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. He served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana from 2010 to 2013. From 2008 to 2009, he was a Democratic United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Cazayous is a name of southwestern France. In the local dialect in Occitan gascon Cazayous significates "The house from below, at the bottom of the village".
Doug Kershaw
Douglas James Kershaw is an American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1948, he began his career as part of the duo Rusty and Doug, along with his brother, Rusty Kershaw. He had an extensive solo career that included fifteen albums and singles that charted on the Hot Country Songs charts. He is also a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2009.
Eddie Jemison
Edward Francis Jemison, Jr. is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the film trilogy Ocean's Eleven and the television series Hung and iZombie.
Tina Girouard
Cynthia Marie "Tina" Girouard was an American video and performance artist best known for her work and involvement in the SoHo art scene of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Greg Upchurch
3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, that formed in 1996. The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, and Todd Harrell. The band rose to international fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which placed in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band then signed with Republic Records and released their debut album, The Better Life, in 2000. The album was the 11th-best-selling album of the year and was certified 6x platinum in the United States. The group was later joined by drummer Richard Liles, who played during the tour for their first album.
John Ricard
John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida from 1997 to 2011 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland from 1984 to 1997.