Editing Houma, Louisiana (section)

==Notable people==
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{{Category see also|People from Houma, Louisiana}}
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* [[George Arceneaux]], [[U.S. District Court]] judge from 1979 until his death in office in 1993
* [[Tab Benoit]], blues musician and co-star of the [[IMAX]] movie feature ''[[Hurricane on the Bayou]]''
* [[Sherman A. Bernard]], [[Insurance commissioner|Louisiana insurance commissioner]] from 1972 to 1988, graduated from Terrebonne High School in Houma
*[[Elward Thomas Brady Jr.]], state representative from Terrebonne Parish from 1972 to 1976; businessman
* [[Wanda Brister]], operatic mezzo-soprano, presently on the faculty at [[Florida State University]]
* [[Joe Burks]], professional athlete
* [[Leonard J. Chabert]], member of both houses of Louisiana State Legislature from Terrebonne Parish; namesake of Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma
* [[Marty J. Chabert]], former state senator from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes
* [[Norby Chabert]], current Republican member of Louisiana State Senate from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes
* [[Richie Cunningham (football player)|Richie Cunningham]], professional athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/cunniric01.htm|title=Richie Cunningham profile|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117035037/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/cunniric01.htm|archive-date=November 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Allen J. Ellender]] (1890–1972), former [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|president pro tempore]] and Democratic U.S. Senator
* [[Anthony Freeman (brother)|Anthony Freeman]], [[Catholic]] writer and religious
* [[Shane Gibson (musician)|Shane Gibson]], guitarist for [[Korn]]
* [[Skyler Green]], [[gridiron football]] [[wide receiver]] and [[return specialist]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeSk20.htm|title=Skyler Green|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111081849/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeSk20.htm|archive-date=November 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Johnny Hartman]] (1923–1983), jazz singer
* [[Hal Haydel]], professional athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haydeha01.shtml|title=Hal Haydel profile at|publisher=Baseball-Reference.Com|access-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106020729/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haydeha01.shtml|archive-date=November 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Cyril and Libbye Hellier]], operatic sopranos
* [[Brandon Jacobs]], NFL running back
* [[Frank Lewis (football)|Frank Lewis]], professional athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiFr00.htm|title=Frank Douglas Lewis|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928204759/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiFr00.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Morris Lottinger Jr.]], former state representative and retired circuit court judge from Houma
* [[Morris Lottinger Sr.]], state representative from 1936 to 1950, [[Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives|House Speaker]] from 1948 to 1950, and state circuit court judge until retirement in 1965
* [[Jaylin Lucas]], American football running back for the Florida State Seminoles
* [[Jesse Marcel]], lieutenant colonel in the [[United States Air Force]] who helped administer [[Operation Crossroads]]
* [[Elijah McGuire]], NFL running back for the New York Jets
* [[Jay Pennison]], professional athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PennJa20.htm|title=Jay Leslie Pennison|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107051144/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PennJa20.htm|archive-date=November 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Audie Pitre]], bassist for [[Acid Bath]], killed in a head-on collision in 1997.
* [[Lloyd Pye]], [[ancient astronauts]] proponent<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20070919/OBITUARIES/709190326|title=Article 404 - Houma Today - Houma, LA|access-date=December 26, 2021|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202730/http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20070919/OBITUARIES/709190326|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Dax Riggs]], frontman for [[Acid Bath]], Deadboy and the Elephantmen, Agents of Oblivion, others
* [[Maason Smith]], [[National Football League]] (NFL) athlete
* [[Chloe Suazo]], actress
* [[Quvenzhané Wallis]], young film actress (''[[Beasts of the Southern Wild]]'', 2012)
* [[J. Louis Watkins Jr.]], judge of [[Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal|Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal]] from 1979 to 1997; former attorney in Houma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watkins-watrous.html|title=Watkins to Watrous|publisher=Politicalgraveyard.com|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602035113/http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watkins-watrous.html|archive-date=June 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Justin Williams (baseball)|Justin Williams]], MLB outfielder
* [[Tramon Williams]], professional athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillTr99.htm|title=Tramon Williams|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113231807/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillTr99.htm|archive-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
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