2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁John ▁Bel ▁Edwards , ▁( Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ 5 6 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁ 2 0 1 6 – present , ▁and ▁former ▁State ▁Represent ative . ▁John ▁Mc Ke ith en , ▁ 4 9 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 - 7 2 . ▁Sam ▁H . ▁Jones , ▁ 4 6 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 - 4 4 . ▁R uff in ▁Ple asant , ▁ 3 6 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 6 - 2 0 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁Legisl ators ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Sen ators ▁John ▁Bre aux , ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁lo bb y ist ▁J . ▁Ben nett ▁John ston , ▁Jr ., ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 ; ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁legisl ature ▁from ▁C add o ▁Par ish ; ▁Washington , ▁D . C .- based ▁lo bb y ist ▁Russell ▁B . ▁Long , ▁American ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁U . S . ▁House ▁M embers ▁William ▁H enson ▁Moore , ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to