EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1900 as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. Re-named Southwestern Louisiana Institute in 1921, University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1960, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1999.

Location:
Lafayette, LA

Founding Date:
1900

Team:
Ragin' Cajuns

Enrollment:
18,000

Official Website:
http://www.louisiana.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Scott Angelle	Politician	20-Nov-1961		Lt. Governor of Louisiana
Charlotte Beers	Business	26-Jul-1935		CEO, Ogilvy & Mather 1992-97
Kathleen Blanco	Politician	15-Dec-1942		Governor of Louisiana
Roy Bourgeois	Activist	1938		School of the Americas Watch
Charles Boustany	Politician	21-Feb-1956		Congressman, Louisiana 7th
John Breaux	Politician	1-Mar-1944		US Senator from Louisiana, 1987-2005
Philip J. Burguieres	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Weatherford International, 1991-97
Patrick T. Caffery	Politician	6-Jul-1932		Congressman from Louisiana, 1969-73
Alvin Dark	Baseball	7-Jan-1922	13-Nov-2014	MLB Shortstop and Manager
Ron Guidry	Baseball	28-Aug-1950		Yankees Pitcher, 1975-88
Ali Landry	Actor	21-Jul-1973		Repli-Kate
Jeff Landry	Politician	23-Dec-1970		Congressman, Louisiana 3rd
Gary M. Lavergne	Author	28-Oct-1955		A Sniper in the Tower
Charlie Melancon	Politician	3-Oct-1947		Congressman from Louisiana, 2005-11
Richard Simmons	Fitness Guru	12-Jul-1948		Flamboyant weight loss guru
Daniel Sunjata	Actor	30-Dec-1971		Franco Rivera on Rescue Me

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ernest J. Gaines	Novelist	15-Jan-1933		A Lesson Before Dying
Thomas D. Schoonover	Historian	27-May-1936		The United States in Central America
John Kennedy Toole	Novelist	7-Dec-1937	26-Mar-1969	A Confederacy of Dunces

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