Editing Allen Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Roy Brown (blues musician)|Roy Brown]] (1925–1981), [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer, songwriter, and musician
* [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]] (1909–1991), [[Louisiana]] [[lieutenant governor]] from 1948 to 1952 and Louisiana state representative from 1940 to 1948
* [[Faye Emerson]] (1917–1983), film and stage actress and television interviewer
* [[Beau Jocque]] (1953–1999), Louisiana French Creole [[zydeco]] musician and songwriter
* [[Herb Metoyer]] (1935-2015), singer, songwriter, novelist and former [[U.S. Army]] officer
* [[J.B. Fuselier]] (1901-1976), [[Cajun]] musician
* [[John McNeese]] (1843-1914), first superintendent of schools of [[Calcasieu Parish|Imperial Calcasieu Parish]] and namesake of [[McNeese State University]]
* [[Douglas B. Fournet]] (1943–1968), [[posthumous award|posthumous]] recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]] during the [[Vietnam War]]
* [[Joe N. Ballard]] (born 1942), former [[U.S. Army]] [[lieutenant general]] and first African-American to serve as [[Chief of Engineers]]
* [[Cloves Campbell Sr.]] (1931-2004), politician and newspaper operator; first African-American to serve as a member of the [[Arizona Senate]]
*[[Preston Frank]] (born 1947), zydeco accordionist and band leader
*[[Keith Frank]] (born 1972), zydeco accordionist and band leader
*[[Hoyle Granger]] (born 1944), former [[American football]] player in the [[NFL]]. Member of the [[Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame]] and [[Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [[Gilbert Franklin Hennigan]] (1883–1960), Louisiana state senator from 1944 to 1956.
* [[Ollie Shepard]] (1909-1960), blues pianist, vocalist, and songwriter
* [[Dorothy Sue Hill]] (born 1939), rancher and retired educator. Former [[Louisiana]] state representative for the 32nd District.
* [[Leroy Johnson (Medal of Honor)|Leroy Johnson]] (1919–1944), posthumous recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]] during [[World War II]]
* [[E. Holman Jones]] (1926–2014), [[United States Navy]] veteran of [[World War II]] and Louisiana state representative from 1968 to 1972
* [[Coleman Lindsey]] (1892–1968), Louisiana state senator from 1924 to 1928 and 1932–1939. [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana]] from 1939 to 1940
* [[Mary Evelyn Parker]] (1920–2015), first female [[Treasurer of Louisiana]] from 1968 to 1987
* [[R.C. Slocum]] (born 1944), former head football coach at [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]]
* [[Blake Trahan]] (born 1993), former professional baseball shortstop with the [[Cincinnati Reds]]