EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

The main campus of Louisiana State University.

Location:
Baton Rouge, LA

Founding Date:
1860

Team:
Tigers

Enrollment:
30,000

Official Website:
http://www.lsu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Morton C. Blackwell	Activist	16-Nov-1939		Influential conservative activist
Tommy Casanova	Football	29-Jul-1950		Former Cincinnati Bengals DB
Don Cazayoux	Politician	17-Jan-1964		Congressman, Louisiana 6th
John Cooksey	Politician	20-Aug-1941		Congressman from Louisiana, 1997-2003
Alvin Dark	Baseball	7-Jan-1922	13-Nov-2014	MLB Shortstop and Manager
Edwin Edwards	Politician	7-Aug-1927		Former governor, convicted felon
John B. Elstrott	Educator	30-May-1948		Tulane Institute for Entrepreneurship
Ruth Fertel	Business	5-Feb-1927	16-Apr-2002	Founder, Ruth's Chris Steak House
Parker Griffith	Politician	6-Aug-1942		Congressman from Alabama, 2009-11
Frank J. Horton	Politician	12-Dec-1919	30-Aug-2004	Congressman from New York, 1963-93
Robert M. Johnson	Publisher	14-Jul-1945		Publisher of Newsday, 1986-94
J. Bennett Johnston	Politician	10-Jun-1932		US Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97
Kerney Laday	Business	c. 1943		Former VP at Xerox
Bert Lance	Government	3-Jun-1931	15-Aug-2013	OMB Director, 1977
Mary Landrieu	Politician	23-Nov-1955		US Senator from Louisiana
Russell Long	Politician	3-Nov-1918	9-May-2003	US Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87
John J. McKeithen	Politician	28-May-1918	4-Jun-1999	Governor of Louisiana, 1964-72
Dan Miller	Politician	30-May-1942		Congressman from Florida, 1993-2003
DeLesseps S. Morrison	Politician	18-Jan-1912	22-May-1964	Mayor of New Orleans, 1946-61
John H. Overton	Politician	17-Sep-1875	14-May-1948	US Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48
David Toms	Golf	4-Jan-1967		Winner, 2001 PGA Championship

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary L. Good	Educator	20-Jun-1931		Donaghey Professor, U. Arkansas

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