McNeese State University#Football

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McNeese State University was founded in 1939 as a division of Louisiana State University and was originally called Lake Charles Junior College. It offered only the first two years of higher education. McNeese opened its doors on an {{convert|86|acre|adj=on}} tract donated by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, the parish governing board. There were two original buildings: the former Administration Building (Kaufman Hall) and the McNeese Arena (Ralph O. Ward Memorial Gym). The auditorium, now Francis G. Bulber Auditorium, was completed in 1940 as the third building on the campus. These three buildings are still in use today. The name became John McNeese Junior College in 1940 by resolution of the University Board of Supervisors in honor of Imperial Calcasieu Parish's first superintendent of schools.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

In 1950, the college became an autonomous four-year institution as McNeese State College. The bill was advanced by State Senator Gilbert Franklin Hennigan of DeRidder in neighboring Beauregard Parish. It was separated from Louisiana State University and renamed McNeese State College. Its administration was transferred to the Louisiana State Board of Education. In 1960, legislators authorized McNeese to offer curricula leading to the master's degree; in 1966, the degree of Educational Specialist was first offered. In 1970, its name changed to McNeese State University. McNeese was first accredited in 1954 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

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• Joseph T. Farrar (1939–1940)
• William B. Hatcher (1940–1941)
• Rodney Cline (1941–1944)
• Lether Frazar (1944–1955) Retired in 1955, became lieutenant governor of Louisiana thereafter.
• Wayne N. Cusic (1955–1969) Retired in 1969.
• Thomas S. Leary (1969–1980) Resigned from presidency.
• Jack Doland (1980–1987) Resigned in order to run for state office.
• Robert Hébert (1987–2010)
• Philip C. Williams (2010–2017)
• Daryl Burckel (2017–2024)
• Wade Rousse (2024–present)

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McNeese State University consists of 79 buildings over approximately 1,560 acres. The 121-acre main campus, dotted with live oak trees and azaleas, features approximately 51 buildings including the three original structures – Kaufman Hall, Ralph O. Ward Memorial Gym (the Arena), and Francis G. Bulber Auditorium. Bulber Auditorium, a striking example of Art Deco architecture, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Campus features include the {{convert|503|acre|adj=on}} McNeese Farm, a {{convert|65|acre|adj=on}} Athletic campus, and nearly {{convert|1600|acre}} of donated farm property used for research, farming, and ranching.{{cite web|author=McNeese State University |url=http://www2.mcneese.edu/parents/facts.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803073709/http://www2.mcneese.edu/parents/facts.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-03 |title=McNeese State University |access-date=2018-09-02}}

The newest addition to the campus is the 145,000 square foot Legacy Center, which houses the academic classes, faculty offices, and training facilities for the Department of Health and Human Performance (effective June 1, 2024, the department will be renamed as the H.C. Drew School of Kinesiology), in addition to being home to the men's and women's basketball and volleyball programs. The basketball arena features the Joe Dumars Court,{{cite web | url=https://mcneesesports.com/news/2022/12/12/mens-basketball-joe-dumars-day-set-for-jan-5-unveiling-of-joe-dumars-court.aspx | title=Joe Dumars Day set for Jan. 5; unveiling of Joe Dumars Court | date=12 February 2024 }} named in honor of McNeese's most accomplished basketball player to date. The basketball arena seats 4,242 and the volleyball court has seating for 500.{{cite web | url=https://mcneesesports.com/facilities/legacy-center/245 | title=Facilities }}

Jack V. Doland Field House is named after a former McNeese head football coach, athletic director and university president. The 53,838 square foot facility, which houses the ticket office and features a digital and interactive Hall of Fame room and a club level with an indoor club room and outside seating, also includes team meeting rooms and coaches offices.

The campus features four significant sculptures, including "An Honest Day's Work" by sculptor Fred Fellows{{cite web | url=https://www.americanpress.com/2013/08/14/mcneese-state-dedicates-new-statue-the-cowboy/ | title=McNeese State dedicates new statue 'The Cowboy' | date=14 August 2013 }} located at Entrance Plaza, a commemorative statue of John McNeese by sculptor Janie Stine LaCroix{{cite web | url=https://www.lacroixartstudio.com/john-mcneese | title=John McNeese }} located near Smith Hall, "The Cowboy" created by legendary western painter and sculptor Buck McCain located inside Jack V. Doland Field House{{cite web | url=https://www.kplctv.com/story/23138054/the-cowboy-statue-unveiled-at-mcneese/ | title='The Cowboy' statue unveiled at McNeese | date=14 August 2013 }} and the iconic replica of the famous Frederic Remington sculpture, “The Bronco Buster,” located in front of the Field House.

The McNeese State Recreational Sports Complex includes two weight rooms, basketball courts, tennis courts, an indoor track, and an Olympic-size swimming pool.{{cite web|url=http://mcneesealumni.com/s/1148/index.aspx?sid=1148&gid=1&pgid=333|title=Rec Complex|website=mcneesealumni.com}}

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McNeese State University offers 50 degree programs in its six colleges and the graduate school, including 33 undergraduate, 16 graduate, and 1 doctoral degree programs.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

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• The College of Agricultural Sciences
• The College of Business
• The Burton College of Education
• The College of Liberal Arts
• The College of Nursing and Health Professions
• The College of Science, Engineering, and Math
• The Doré School of Graduate Studies

McNeese was the first university in the State of Louisiana to offer a concentration in forensic chemistry, and one of the first schools in the nation to offer a concentration in terrorism, preparedness and security.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcneese.edu/parents/facts.asp |title=McNeese State University |access-date=2016-02-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803073709/http://www2.mcneese.edu/parents/facts.asp |archive-date=2013-08-03 }} Retrieved Sept. 11, 2010

The College of Nursing and Health Professions is housed in the Juliet Hardtner Hall, named for a McNeese donor and daughter of the Louisiana timber magnate and conservationist, Henry E. Hardtner of La Salle Parish. In the fall of 2021, the college began offering the first Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing in the state.{{cite web | url=https://www.mcneese.edu/news/mcneese-to-offer-doctorate-of-nursing-practice-degree/ | title=McNeese to Offer Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree | date=26 April 2021 }}

The Department of English and Foreign Languages, in conjunction with the local chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, publishes The Arena, which is an annual collection of art, essays, fiction, and poetry by students, regardless of major.

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Fifteen members of faculty have received Fulbright Awards.[http://www.mcneese.edu/president/blog/rankings_value_and_student_success Retrieved March 13, 2014] Faculty members in the Departments of Engineering, Performing Arts, Social Sciences and English and Foreign Languages have taught in Rwanda, Romania, Greece, Korea, and Wales, among other countries. In the Department of English and Foreign Languages alone, four faculty members have received Fulbrights.

The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.{{cite web|url=http://mcneesealumni.com/s/1148/index.aspx?sid=1148&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1298&ecid=1298&crid=0&calpgid=340&calcid=918|title=View Content|website=mcneesealumni.com}}

The Engineering departments housed in the College of Science, Engineering, and Math offers a multi-discipline curriculum to all students with majors in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. That is, students in these individual disciplines are taught by faculty of other disciplines in certain classes. In addition to the degree of Bachelor of Science in engineering, the departments also offer the Master of Engineering degree in chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering and engineering management. The college is closely linked to the nearby petrochemical industries and refineries through the Industrial Advisory Board and Lake Area Industry Alliance/McNeese Engineering Partnership. Many students participate in internships with the related industries.

The Institute for Industry-Education Collaboration is a continuing education program that offers a wide range of in-person and online professional development programs. The program is also a training provider for Louisiana's Incumbent Worker Training program and offers facilities and equipment for customized industry training.{{cite web | url=https://www.mcneese.edu/iiec/ | title=Institute for Industry – Education Collaboration – McNeese State University }}

File:Bulber Auditorium.jpg|Bulber Auditorium is on the National Register of Historic Places

File:Drew Hall2.jpg|Drew Hall, housing the College of Engineering

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File:Oldfrasch2.jpg|Frasch Hall is home to the Department of Biology and Health Sciences.

File:Gayle Hall2.jpg|Gayle Hall houses the Harold and Pearl Dripps Department of Agricultural Sciences.

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File:Farrar hall2.jpg|Farrar Hall and Memorial Gymnasium from the quadrangle

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McNeese's colors are blue and gold. The men's sports teams are known as the Cowboys, while the women's athletic teams are the Cowgirls. McNeese State sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision for football) in the Southland Conference.

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The football team plays at Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium, which seats 17,000 fans. It is also known as "The Hole" or lately as "the lil' House" and is located near campus. The team played in the inaugural Independence Bowl game in 1976, a 20–16 victory over Tulsa. They went on to make two more appearances in 1979 and 1980. The Cowboys football team has more recently played in two Division I-AA Finals, in 1997 and 2002.

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The Cowboys basketball and volleyball teams both moved into the venue now known as The Legacy Center in 2018. This gave the basketball teams their first on-campus facility since leaving the Ralph O. Ward arena. In 1956, the Cowboys won the NAIA Division I Men's Tournament. It was the only appearance the Cowboys made in the NAIA tournament. McNeese State defeated Texas Southern 60 to 55. The men's basketball team has made four appearances in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2025, and the team has qualified for the National Invitation Tournament three times, the most recent invitation being in 2011. The school's most famous basketball alumnus is Joe Dumars, who was a first-round draft pick (18th overall) of the Detroit Pistons in 1985 and went on to have a Hall of Fame career with them.

The women's basketball team earned its invitation to the "Big Dance" in 2011, by sweeping the Southland Conference Tournament. In 2011, both the men's and women's basketball teams claimed Southland Conference titles in their respective divisions, marking the first time in the 25-year history of the Southland Conference that the men's and women's teams from the same university have won regular-season titles in the same year.{{cite web|url=http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=205110108|title=McNeese State Wins Sixth Southland Conference Title with 92-74}}

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The baseball team plays games at Cowboy Diamond. The Cowboys' baseball teams have made several appearances in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, most recently in 2000, 2003, and 2019.

The McNeese Cowgirls soccer team plays their games at Cowgirl Field. The soccer program began in 1996, and has since claimed 1 regular season Southland Conference Championship in 2007 and 1 Southland Conference tournament Championships in 13 tournament appearances.{{cite web|title=Cowgirl Soccer Quick Facts|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mcneese.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/7/25/2016_McNeese_Soccer_Quick_Facts.pdf|website=McNeese State University Athletics|publisher=McNeese State University|access-date=13 November 2016}} In 2015, the Cowgirl Soccer Team named Drew Fitzgerald just the second Head Coach in program history, following Scooter Savoie who had been at the helm since the founding of the program in 1996.{{cite web|last1=Bonnette|first1=Matthew|title=McNeese makes changes in soccer program|url=http://mcneesesports.com/news/2016/1/8/WSOC_0108161543.aspx?path=wsoc|website=McNeese State Athletics|date=8 January 2016 |publisher=McNeese State University|access-date=14 November 2016}} Fitzgerald, who had previously served as the team's associate head coach, made an immediate impact in the program, leading the Cowgirls to a 9–10–1 record and taking the sixth place seed in their 13th Southland Conference tournament appearance and their first appearance in the second round of the tournament since the 2008 season.{{cite web|last1=Bower|first1=Hunter|title=Soccer Season Comes to End In Semifinal Round Loss|url=http://mcneesesports.com/news/2016/11/4/womens-soccer-soccer-season-comes-to-end-in-semifinal-round-loss.aspx?path=wsoc|website=McNeese State Athletics|date=4 November 2016 |publisher=McNeese State University|access-date=14 November 2016}} The last and only time the Cowgirl Soccer team was able to capture the Southland Conference tournament title and earn a bid to the NCAA Championship tournament was in 2006, when the team suffered a 2-0 first round loss to Southern Methodist University.

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The McNeese State University newspaper is The Contraband, a weekly publication which has existed since 1939. The university's student yearbook is The Log. It was first published in 1941.

The Greek community of McNeese State University comprises 14 Greek letter organizations.{{cite web|title=Greek Life |url=http://www.mcneese.edu/studentlife/greek_life |website=mcneese.edu |publisher=McNeese State University |access-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131132/http://www.mcneese.edu/studentlife/greek_life |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

• Joe W. Aguillard – President of Louisiana Christian University in Pineville, 2005-2014{{cite web|url=http://www.lacollege.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/quarles_intro.pdf|title=Dr. Chuck Quarles' Introduction of Dr. Joe Aguillard, Inauguration Ceremony, March 23, 2006|publisher=lacollege.edu|access-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322054711/http://lacollege.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/quarles_intro.pdf|archive-date=March 22, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• Danny Ardoin – former Major League Baseball catcher
• James Armes – Louisiana state representative for Beauregard and Vernon parishes from 2008 to 2020{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93742/james-armes-iii#.VTUmbMstEqR|title=James Armes, III's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=April 20, 2015}}
• Zack Bronson – former safety for the San Francisco 49ers, 1997–2003{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRONSZAC01 |title=Zack Bronson |publisher=daabaseFotball.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023175028/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRONSZAC01 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 }}
• Ben Broussard – former Major League Baseball first baseman{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=brousbe01| title = Ben Broussard Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= November 26, 2012}}
• Tierre Brown – former National Basketball Association player and MVP of the NBA Development League in 2004{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownti01.html

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• James D. Cain Jr. – Federal Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• Christopher Catrambone – businessman and humanitarian, founder of Migrant Offshore Aid Station{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-migrant-rescue-in-the-mediterranean/|title=Terms of Service Violation|newspaper=Bloomberg}}
• Michael Ray Charles – contemporary artist{{cite web|url= https://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/michael-ray-charles | title = Michael Ray Charles Art21 PBS | publisher = pbs.org | access-date = February 6, 2014 }}
• Clay Condrey – former Major League Baseball pitcher; played for the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies
• Mike Danahay (B.B.A. c. 1979) – Louisiana state representative for Calcasieu Parish since 2008; sales representative in Lake Charles{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=33 |title=Mike Danahay |publisher=house.louisiana.gov |access-date=April 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502113236/http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?ID=33 |archive-date=May 2, 2015 }}
• Jefferson J. DeBlanc – World War II ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (Ed.D. '73)
• Joe Dumars – former National Basketball Association guard for the Detroit Pistons and MVP of the 1989 NBA Finals; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dumarjo01.html| title =Joe Dumars| publisher= Basketball-Reference.Com|access-date= November 26, 2012}}
• Dan Flavin – Lake Charles Realtor and former state representative{{cite web|url=http://enlou.com/officeholders.housedistrict36.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406163035/http://enlou.com/officeholders.housedistrict36.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2016|title=House District 36|publisher=enlou.com|access-date=December 10, 2009}}
• Fabulous Flournoy – current assistant coach{{Cite web|url=https://ca.nba.com/news/toronto-raptors-who-is-fabulous-fab-flournoy-fast-facts-assistant-coach-hire-nurse-bbl-british-basketball-league/1p3fqb5s1hrni1sbhsu2mvq929|title=Who is Fabulous Flournoy? Fast facts on the Toronto Raptors' newest assistant coach|website=NBA.com Canada {{!}} The official site of the NBA|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04}} with the Toronto Raptors, former player and head coach for basketball team Newcastle Eagles, who competed in the British Basketball League
• Ray Fontenot – former Major League Baseball pitcher, 1983–1986; pitched for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Minnesota Twins{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=fontera01| title =Ray Fontenot Stats| publisher= Basketball Almanac|access-date= November 26, 2012}}
• Douglas B. Fournet – United States Army officer and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War
• Keith Frank – Zydeco musician
• Dorothy Sue Hill (Home Economics Education, 1960) – state representative for Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes since 2008, rancher in Dry Creek{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93754/dorothy-hill#.VTes0MstEqQ|title=Dorothy Hill's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=April 22, 2015}}
• Bob Howry – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=howrybo01| title =Bob Howry Stats

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• Adam Johnson – novelist and winner of 2012 Pulitzer Prize
• Kerry Joseph – retired quarterback of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL
• Doug Kershaw – Cajun musician, obtained degree in mathematics
• Bobby Kimball – singer and songwriter best known as the original and longtime frontman of the rock band Toto from 1977 to 1984 and again from 1998 to 2008
• Luke Lawton – NFL fullback/half back for Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Oakland Raiders{{cite web

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• Conway LeBleu – attended as junior college student; Lake Charles native; represented Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in the Louisiana House, 1964-1988{{cite web

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• Demond Mallet – former German Bundesliga basketball allstar (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007) and Championship MVP (2004–5 season); the highest paid professional basketball player in Belgium{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=jov&pcode=CMF&seasoncode=e2008|title=MALLET, DEMOND - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|website=euroleague.net}}
• Keith Ortego – former American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the NFL; member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX following the 1985 NFL season{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ORTEGKEI01/ |title=Keith Ortego |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107122703/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ORTEGKEI01%2F |archive-date=January 7, 2016 }}
• Eric Pete – New York Times bestselling author
• Kavika Pittman – former defensive end and second-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1996 NFL Draft{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PITTMKAV01 |title=Kavika Pittman |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102033853/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PITTMKAV01 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}
• Rupert Richardson – African-American civil rights activist and civil rights leader, served as president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1992 to 1995
• B. J. Sams – punt and kick-off returner for the Baltimore Ravens, and the Kansas City Chiefs
• Tom Sestak – defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills; in January 1970, Sestak was selected as a member of the All-Time All-AFL Team, and in 2009 as a member of the Bills' 50th Anniversary Team
• Taja V. Simpson – television actress
• Leonard Smith – former first round draft pick, 17th overall, of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) in the 1983 NFL Draft; played cornerback and safety in the NFL for the Cardinals, 1983–1988 and the Buffalo Bills, 1988–1991
• R. C. Slocum – head football coach at Texas A&M University, 1989–2002; the coach with the most wins in Texas A&M football history
• Vic Stelly – former state representative for Calcasieu Parish and author of the Stelly Plan who also did postgraduate studies at McNeese and served as a college administrator"House District 35", Louisiana Encyclopedia (1999)
• Dennis Stine – state representative (1987–1988), state commissioner of administration (1988 to 1992), timber businessman; resident of Lake Charles"Louisiana: Stine, Dennis Neal", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 796
• Tim Stine – state representative (1988–1996), city council member for his native Sulphur, Louisiana; timber businessman"Louisiana: Stine, Timothy D.", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 796
• John Thomson – former MLB player (Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals){{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=thomsjo01| title= John Thomson Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date= November 26, 2012}}

File:Adam Johnson Writer Water Meter.JPG|Adam Johnson, novelist and winner of 2012 Pulitzer Prize

File:Kerry Joseph.jpg|Kerry Joseph, quarterback of the Edmonton Eskimos

File:Joe Dumars.jpg|Joe Dumars, Top 50 All-Time NBA Team; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame

File:DMallet.JPG|Demond Mallet, the highest paid professional basketball player in Belgium

File:Mayor Willie Mount.jpg|Willie Mount, Louisiana State Senator

File:Slocum-rc TAMU1.JPG|R. C. Slocum, head football coach at Texas A&M University

File:Fabulous Flournoy.jpg|Fabulous Flournoy current assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors, former player/head coach in the British Basketball League

• Ray Authement – Professor of Mathematics; the fifth president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1974–2008; the longest serving president of a public university in the United States{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/cover-story/253|title=Newsmaker of the Year|publisher=theind.com|access-date=June 23, 2013}}
• Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick – music professor at McNeese, 1955–1958; later member of Louisiana Board of Regents

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