Authors Born in Louisiana

1

Anne Rice (1941-2021)

2

John Kennedy Toole (1937-1969)

3

Truman Capote (1924-1984)

4

Michael Lewis, 62

5

Arna Bontemps (1902-1973)

6

Blayne Weaver, 46

7

Karen Parker, 55

8

James Dobson, 86

9

Grace Valentine, 26

10

Grace Elizabeth King (1852-1932)

11

Elmore Leonard (1925-2013)

12

Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)

13

Nic Pizzolatto, 47

14

Ernest J. Gaines (1933-2019)

15

Clint Smith, 34

16

Cleo Wade, 33

17

Matt Armato, 32

18

Thy Nguyen, 31

19

William Jay Smith (1918-2015)

20

Karey Kirkpatrick, 58

21

Poppy Z. Brite, 55

22

Walter Isaacson, 70

23

Bob Kaufman (1925-1986)

24

Jennifer Weiner, 52

25

Kelly Cherry, 82

26

Erin La Rosa, 38

27

Angelle Marix, 44

28

Yusef Komunyakaa, 81

29

Joy the Baker, 41

30

Robert Crais, 69

31

James Wilcox, 73

32

Jerry Pournelle (1933-2017)

33

Edward Paramore Jr. (1895-1956)

34

Samantha Macabre, 41

35

McKenna Trahan, 35

36

Dorothy Annpurser, 62

37

Valerie Woerner, 38

38

Anatole Paul Broyard (1920-1990)