Ruffin Pleasant

Ruffin Golson Pleasant was the 36th governor of Louisiana, from 1916 to 1920, who is remembered for having mobilized his state for World War I. Prior to his governorship, Pleasant was the Louisiana attorney general from 1912 to 1916, and the city attorney of Shreveport from 1902 to 1908. He was also LSU's first band director of the 11-cadet band in 1893 as was founder of the band with Wylie M. Barrow.