List of Northwestern State University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of Northwestern State University.

Business

• Darryl Willis (1991), BP vice president in charge of claims in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Clergy

• Amy Dafler Meaux, Episcopal priest
• Billy McCormack, pastor^[1]

Education

• Monnie T. Cheves (circa class of 1923), Northwestern State University education professor and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[2]
• Dan Flores, historian of the American West and A.B. Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana
• Garnie W. McGinty, historian and professor at Western Kentucky University, Northwestern State University, and Louisiana Tech
• Randy Moffett, president of the University of Louisiana System^[3]

Entertainment

• Lindsey Evans, model^[4]
• Robert Harling (born 1960), movie screenwriter, producer, and director^[5][6]

Law

• John B. Fournet (1915), associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, speaker of the Louisiana House, and lieutenant governor

Military

• Guy A. J. LaBoa, lieutenant general in the US Army who commanded the 4th Infantry Division and First United States Army^[7]

Politicians

• Larry Bagley, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives f^[8]
• Thomas "Bud" Brady (class of 1962), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[9]
• Henry Burns, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Monnie T. Cheves (class of c. 1923), alumnus and NSU education professor, and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[2]
• Charles Milton Cunningham, publisher of The Natchitoches Times and member of the Louisiana State Senate^[10]
• Israel B. Curtis, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[11]
• Jackson B. Davis, state senator^[12]
• Jason Brian DeWitt, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 25
• William J. "Bill" Dodd, Louisiana lieutenant governor
• Paul Lee Foshee Sr., served Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate
• John B. Fournet (1915), Speaker of the Louisiana House, lieutenant governor and associate and chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
• H. M. "Mutt" Fowler, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[13]
• Lance Harris, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Gerald Long, Louisiana State Senate
• Speedy O. Long, United States House of Representatives
• Newt V. Mills, United States House of Representatives
• Mary Evelyn Parker, Louisiana State Treasurer^[14]* Joe R. Salter, speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Kenneth Michael "Mike" Smith, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[15]
• Vic Stelly, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[16]
• Raymond Strother, regional and national political consultant^[17]
• Ernest Wooton (born 1941), Louisiana House of Representatives and an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010

Science and medicine

• Gordon Gunter, fisheries scientist
• Carolyn Huntoon, scientist with NASA^[18]

Sports

• Ricardo Acuña, professional tennis player
• Kenta Bell, track and field competitor in 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships
• Joe Delaney, football player
• Dennis Duncan, Canadian Football League running back
• Mark Duper, football player
• D'or Fischer, American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli National League
• David Fry, Major League Baseball player, Cleveland Guardians
• Bobby Hebert, current New Orleans radio personality and former NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons
• Brian Lawrence, professional baseball player
• John McConathy, basketball player
• Terrence McGee, professional football player
• Craig Nall, professional football player
• Sammy Joe Odom, football player
• Ed Orgeron, football coach
• David Pittman, professional football player
• Gary Reasons, professional football player
• Barry Rubin, football coach
• Jackie Smith, professional football player

Writers and journalists

• Charles Milton Cunningham, publisher of The Natchitoches Times and member of the Louisiana State Senate^[10]
• Harry Middleton, writer