Leaders From Louisiana

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Bobby Jindal
(55th Governor of Louisiana (2008 - 2016))
Bobby Jindal
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Birthdate: June 10, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Bobby Jindal has been the governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district, becoming the second Indian-American and the first Indian-American Republican in the U.S. Congress. He opposes abortion and same-sex marriage and supports gun rights.
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Steve Scalise
(Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives)
Steve Scalise
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Birthdate: October 6, 1965
Sun Sign: Libra

Steve Scalise is the current U.S. House of Representatives minority whip and represents Louisiana's 1st district. Scalise made headlines when, in 2017, he and three others were injured after a left-wing extremist shot them with a rifle at a Congressional baseball practice. Strangely, he still remains a gun rights supporter.

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Huey P. Newton
(Political Activist, Revolutionary Leader and Co-Founder of the ‘Black Panther Party’)
Huey P. Newton
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Birthdate: February 17, 1942
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: August 22, 1989

Huey P. Newton was an African-American civil and political rights activist. He is credited with co-founding The Black Panther Party (BPP), which went on to become one of black movement's most influential organizations of the late-1960s. The party, under Newton's leadership, founded more than 60 community support programs, including Free Breakfast for Children, which provided food to thousands of children.

 4 
Alan Autry
(23rd Mayor of Fresno)
Alan Autry
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Birthdate: July 31, 1952
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 5 
John Bel Edwards
(56th Governor of Louisiana)
John Bel Edwards
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Birthdate: September 16, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo

Politician and attorney John Bel Edwards is currently serving as the 56th governor of Louisiana. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has previously served as the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives. A United States Army veteran, he once served with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is married and has two daughters.

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David Vitter
(Politician)
David Vitter
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Birthdate: May 3, 1961
Sun Sign: Taurus
 7 
Huey Long
(Politician)
Huey Long
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Birthdate: August 30, 1893
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: September 10, 1935
Huey Long, also known as "The Kingfish,” was the governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and then a Louisiana senator from 1932 to 1935. Though he supported Franklin D. Roosevelt initially, he fell out with him later over the New Deal, proposing the Share Our Wealth movement instead.
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Andrew Young Jr.
(55th Mayor of Atlanta (1982 - 1990))
Andrew Young Jr.
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Birthdate: March 12, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces

Andrew Young Jr. is an American activist, politician, and diplomat. Young is best known for his role in the civil rights movement; a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young served as the executive director of a civil rights organization called Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Andrew Young is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom.

 9 
Russel L. Honoré
(Military officer)
Russel L. Honoré
3
Birthdate: 1947 AD
 10 
P.G.T. Beauregard
(Confederate general during American Civil War)
P.G.T. Beauregard
4
Birthdate: May 28, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: February 20, 1893
 11 
Mitch Landrieu
(Politician)
Mitch Landrieu
3
Birthdate: August 16, 1960
Sun Sign: Leo
 12 
Edwin Edwards
(50th Governor of Louisian)
Edwin Edwards
3
Birthdate: August 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: July 12, 2021
 13 
Geronimo Pratt
(Former military veteran who was accused in 1972 for the 1968 murder of Caroline Olsen)
Geronimo Pratt
3
Birthdate: September 13, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: June 2, 2011
 14 
Lindy Boggs
(Politician)
Lindy Boggs
3
Birthdate: March 13, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 27, 2013
 15 
Edward Douglass White
(Politician)
Edward Douglass White
3
Birthdate: November 3, 1845
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: May 19, 1921
 16 
Omar Suleiman
(Former Vice-President of Egypt)
Omar Suleiman
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Birthdate: July 2, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: July 19, 2012

Omar Suleiman once led the Egyptian General Intelligence Service as its director. He had also briefly been the vice president of Egypt under president Hosni Mubarak, becoming the first to have held the post under Mubarak. In his early days, he had also been part of the Six-Day and October wars.

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John R. Lynch
(American Writer, Attorney and Military Officer)
John R. Lynch
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Birthdate: September 10, 1847
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: November 2, 1939
 18 
Ernest Nathan Morial
(Politician)
Ernest Nathan Morial
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Birthdate: October 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: December 24, 1989
 19 
Auguste Chouteau
(Politician)
Auguste Chouteau
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Birthdate: September 7, 1749
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: February 24, 1829
 20 
Dave Treen
(Politician, Lawyer)
Dave Treen
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Birthdate: July 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: October 29, 2009
 21 
Calvin Waller
(General)
Calvin Waller
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Birthdate: December 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: May 9, 1996
 22 
Blake Miguez
(American Sport Shooter and Louisiana State Representative)
Blake Miguez
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Birthdate: November 21, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 23 
Samuel Bowers
(Military personnel)
Samuel Bowers
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Birthdate: August 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: November 5, 2006
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Frank Howard (Louisiana politician)
(Politician)
Frank Howard (Louisiana politician)
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Birthdate: December 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: July 27, 2020