List of People From Louisiana

Morris N. Abrams (1919–1975) educator
Bryan Adams (born 1963) Louisiana state representative
Jamar Adcock (1917–1991) politician and banker
Trace Adkins (born 1962) singer/songwriter
Robert Adley (born 1947) politician from Bossier Parish
John Alario (born 1943) politician
Kermit Alexander (born 1941) NFL professional football, NFL Players Association President 1971-72
Bret Allain (born c. 1958) politician
Calhoun Allen (1921–1991) mayor of Shreveport, 1970–1978
Ray R. Allen (1920–2010) secretary-treasurer and finance director in Alexandria (1963–1979)
William Alston (1921–2009) philosopher
Jacques Amans (1801–1888) neoclassical portrait artist
Jody Amedee (born c. 1968) politician
Cliff Ammons (1918–1981) state representative known as "the father of Toledo Bend Reservoir"
Andy Anders (born 1956) state representative from Concordia Parish
David Andrews (born 1952) actor, Gordon Cresswell on JAG
Scott Angelle (born 1961) politician
Ernest Angelo (born 1934) Texas oilman and politician; reared in Louisiana
Robert Angers (1919–1988) journalist, founded Acadiana Profile magazine
Phil Anselmo (born 1968) singer/songwriter, Pantera
Conrad Appel (born 1951) state senator from Jefferson Parish
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) musician & entertainer
Tommy G. Armstrong (born 1941) politician
Evelyn Ashford (born 1957) Olympic champion
Elizabeth Ashley (born 1939) actress, Evening Shade
Nnamdi Asomugha (born 1981) cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
James Benjamin Aswell (1869–1931) US Representative and college president
Al Ater (born 1953) politician
Douglas F. Attaway (1910–1994) newspaper publisher and television station owner in Shreveport; advocate of Red River navigation
D. J. Augustin (born 1987) point guard for the Charlotte Bobcats
The Axeman (fl. 1918) serial killer
Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915–1987), speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1952–1956) and lieutenant governor (1960–1972)
H. Welborn Ayres (1900–1985) judge