Notable Alumni of Loyola University New Orleans

Jeff Landry 1970–

Governor of Louisiana

Juris Doctor · Class of 2004

Also attended: University of Louisiana--Lafayette

Joseph Cao 1967–

First Vietnamese American member of Congress

Juris Doctor · Class of 2000

Also attended: Fordham University, Baylor University

Manuel Esquivel 1940–2022

Former Prime Minister of Belize

Robert Wilkie 1962–

10th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Also attended: Georgetown University, Wake Forest University

Earl Long 1895–1960

45th Governor of Louisiana

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Sean O'Keefe 1956–

Former Secretary of the Navy and NASA administrator

Also attended: Syracuse University

Shalanda Young 1977–

43rd director of Office of Management and Budget

Bachelor of Arts · Psychology · Class of 1999

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Moon Landrieu 1930–2022

56th mayor of New Orleans

Child: Mary Landrieu (Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

Child: Mitch Landrieu (Catholic University of America, Loyola University New Orleans)

Richard W. Leche 1898–1965

44th Governor of Louisiana

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Mitch Landrieu 1960–

Former mayor of New Orleans

Also attended: Catholic University of America

Father: Moon Landrieu (Loyola University New Orleans)

Sibling: Mary Landrieu (Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

Ed Feighan 1947–

Former U.S. Representative from Ohio

Also attended: Cleveland State University

Robert Freeman 1934–2016

47th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Richard Alvin Tonry 1935–2012

Former Democratic congressman from Louisiana

Also attended: Spring Hill College

A. J. McNamara 1936–2014

Federal district judge and Louisiana state representative

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Edwin E. Willis 1904–1972

Louisiana congressman and attorney

Attended until 1926

Carl E. Stewart 1950–

Judge on the US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Also attended: Dillard University

James Domengeaux 1907–1988

Louisiana congressman who preserved the French language

Also attended: University of Louisiana--Lafayette, Tulane University of Louisiana

Taddy Aycock 1915–1987

Three-term lieutenant governor of Louisiana

Paul Hardy 1942–

Lawyer and Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Tom Benson 1927–2018

Businessman, philanthropist and sports franchise owner

Bachelor's degree · Accounting · Class of 1948

Carl H. Brans 1935–2026

Mathematical physicist known for Brans–Dicke theory

Also attended: Princeton University

Gregory R. Choppin 1927–2015

Nuclear chemist, co-discoverer of mendelevium

Attended until 1949

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Norman Francis 1931–2026

President of Xavier University of Louisiana, 1968–2015

Juris Doctor · Class of 1955

Also attended: Xavier University of Louisiana

Rebecca Hankins

Africana Resources Librarian-curator at Texas A&M University

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Janet Mary Riley 1915–2008

First female law professor in New Orleans

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, University of Virginia-Main Campus

Stephen Kent 1951–

Computer scientist noted for network security

Bachelor of Science · Mathematics · Class of 1973

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mary Anne Franks 1977–

Law professor at George Washington University

Also attended: Harvard University

G-Eazy 1989–

Rapper and singer-songwriter

David Draiman 1973–

Lead vocalist of Disturbed

Also attended: Hebrew Theological College, Loyola University Chicago

Ellis Marsalis Jr. 1934–2020

Jazz pianist and music educator

Also attended: Dillard University

Child: Delfeayo Marsalis (University of Louisville, Berklee College of Music)

Child: Wynton Marsalis (The Juilliard School)

Fred Crane 1918–2008

Actor known for Gone with the Wind

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Catherine Lacey 1985–

Novelist, author of Biography of X and Pew

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Rhonda Shear 1954–

Television host, comedian and actress

Kim McGuire 1955–2016

Actress, lawyer and writer

Also attended: University of New Orleans

Charles Anthony 1929–2012

Opera tenor at the Metropolitan Opera

Stanley Lombardo 1943–

Classicist and translator of Homer and Virgil

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana, The University of Texas at Austin

Spouse: Judith Roitman (University of California-Berkeley, Sarah Lawrence College)

Marguerite Piazza 1920–2012

Soprano, entertainer and philanthropist

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Tom Llamas 1979–

Anchor of NBC Nightly News

Also attended: University of Miami

Tony Dagradi 1952–

Jazz saxophonist

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Anthony Laciura 1951–

Operatic tenor and actor

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

Sarah Jaffe 1980–

Labor journalist and author

Bachelor of Arts · English · Class of 2002

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana, Temple University

Norman Treigle 1927–1975

Operatic bass-baritone

Joe Leydon 1952–

Film critic and historian writing for Variety

Also attended: University of Houston

Andrew Callaghan 1997–

Alternative media journalist and YouTuber

Bachelor of Arts · Journalism · Class of 2019

Audrey Schuh 1931–2023

Operatic soprano

Greer Grimsley 1956–

Bass-baritone opera singer

Also attended: The Juilliard School

María Celeste Arrarás 1960–

Puerto Rican journalist and Emmy winner

Father: José Enrique Arrarás (Princeton University)

Kyan Douglas 1970–

Grooming expert on Queer Eye

Tad Jones 1952–2007

Music historian who established Louis Armstrong's birth date

Ron Eschete 1948–2026

Seven-string jazz guitarist and music educator

Amy Guidry 1976–

Painter based in Lafayette, Louisiana

Analia Saban 1980–

Argentine-born contemporary conceptual artist

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Bryan Hymel 1979–

Operatic tenor

Ronnie Virgets 1942–2019

New Orleans writer, commentator and journalist

Ulick O'Connor 1928–2019

Irish writer, historian and critic

Eboni K. Williams 1983–

Attorney and television host

Juris Doctor

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Emmett Toppino 1909–1971

1932 Olympic 4×100 m relay gold medalist

Leroy Chollet 1925–1998

American professional basketball player

Also attended: Canisius University

Hunter Wendelstedt 1971–

Major League Baseball umpire

Sammis Reyes 1995–

First Chilean player in the NFL

Master of Business Administration

Also attended: Palm Beach State College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Tulane University of Louisiana

Philip Berrigan 1923–2002

Catholic priest and anti-war activist

Also attended: College of the Holy Cross, Xavier University

Spouse: Elizabeth McAlister (Fordham University)

Robert William Muench 1942–

Former Catholic bishop of Baton Rouge

Also attended: Catholic University of America, Saint Joseph Seminary College, Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology