| Eddie Compass - Former New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Sidney Barthelemy - Former Mayor of New Orleans Eddie Jordan - Distict Attorney, New Orleans Lambert Boissiere, Jr. - First City Court Constable Paul Valteau, Jr. - Orleans Parish Civil Sheriff Charles Parent - New Orleans Fire Department Chief Ben Willard - Judge, Orleans Criminal Court Kern Reese - Judge, Orleans Civil District Court Sidney Cates, IV - Judge, New Orleans Civil District Court Dennis Bagneris - Judge, Court of Appeals Michael Bagneris - Judge, Orleans Civil District Court Herbert Cade - Judge, Orleans Civil District Court Dennis Dannel - Judge, Orleans Traffic Court Arthur Hunter, Jr. - Judge, Orleans Criminal District Court Charles Jones - Judge, Orleans Court of Appeals Robert Jones, III - Judge, Orleans Traffic Court Bruce McConduit - Judge, New Orleans Municipal Court Lloyd Medley, Jr. - Judge, Orleans Civil District Court Anthony Randall - Judge, Miami Immigration Court Stan Verrett - Anchor, ESPN Warren Bell, Jr. - Broadcaster and Public Relations Specialist Dean Baquet - Assistant Managing Editor Washington Bureau, New York Times Terry Baquet - New Orleans Times-Picayune Warren Brown - Washington Post "The World Famous" A.D. Berry - On-air personality WQUE FM LeBron Joseph - Program Director and on-air personality KMEZ FM Gavin Sutton - ABC Radio Paul Sylvester - Owner, Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club Stan Barre' - Owner, Pampy's Restaurant Wayne Baquet, Sr. - Owner, Lil Dizzy's Restaurant Harold Sylvester - Actor, writer and producer and first black student to earn an athletic scholarship to Tulane University Vernel Bagneris - Playwright, "One Mo' Time" Victor Goines - Jazz musician, composer and educator Alfred Jenkins - Former NFL player Glenn Alexander - Former NFL player Sam Holden - Former NFL player Jackie Wallace - Former NFL player Sidney Brown - Former NFL player Jerry Reese - Former NFL player Louis Oubre - Former NFL player Cameron Gaston - Former NFL player Malcolm Scott - Former NFL player Marcus Quinn - Former NFL player Darryl Songy - Former NFL player Treg Songy - Former NFL player Pershing Mero - Former Canadian Football League player Lonnie Marts - Former NFL player Leroy Hoard - Former NFL player Brian Taylor - Former NFL player Louis Age - Former NFL player David White - Former NFL player, Arena Football League player & champion, Tampa Bay Storm Tyrone Hughes - Former NFL player, New Orleans Saints record holder Harold Nash - Assistant Coach, New England Patriots Jackie Rowan - Former NFL Europe player Charles Randolph - Former NFL player Ronald Cherry - Former NFL player Sean Jackson - Former NFL player Derrick Lewis - Former NFL player Chris Cowart - Former NFL player Clarence Matthews - Former NFL player Jason Wiltz - Former NFL player Ray Thompson - Former NFL player Derrick Rodgers - Former NFL player James Hall - NFL player, St. Louis Rams Nat Dorsey - NFL player, Cleveland Browns Cortez Hankton - NFL player Oliver Celestin - NFL player Donald Royal - Former NBA player Kerry Kittles - Former NBA player Avery Johnson - Head coach, Dallas Mavericks and former NBA player & champion Eugene Edgerson - Harlem Globetrotters Hollis Price - European Pro basketball player, Le Mans SB Terence Blanchard (honorary) - Jazz musician and composer Carl Weathers (honorary) - Actor |
| Notable Knights |
| 1958 - First Black school in The South to win a National Merit Scholarship 1959 - First Black student to graduate from Loyola University, New Orleans 1960 - Established center for teaching Voter Registration; also St. Aug faculty members participate on a committee which worked successfully to get equal job opportunities for Blacks in Canal Street stores; St. Aug also served as a center for operations for groups which participated in successful efforts to integrate lunch counters in New Orleans 1961 - Established free, full year remedial program courses for Blacks who entered the newly desegregated University of New Orleans (UNO, formerly LSU-New Orleans) 1964 - First Presidential Scholar in Louisiana St. Aug still has more Presidential Scholars (6) than any Catholic school and Louisiana 1964 - First Black student to enter the Tulane University Science Fair Won first place 1965 - First AAA school to win LIALO (Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization) state championships in football and basketball 1965 - First Black school to participate in local Catholic Band Competition Won first place 1966 - First Black school in Louisiana to sue in Federal Court against discrimination in LHSAA (Louisiana High School Athletic Association) 1966 - First Black school (after lawsuit) to be admitted to NORD (New Orleans Recreational Department) "B" Baseball and "Babe Ruth" League 1966 - First Black student to graduate from University of Notre Dame Law School 1967 - First Black high school in Louisiana to win a Civil Rights court case Resulted in St. Aug becoming the first Black school to be admitted into the LHSAA 1967 - First Black school to enter the Knights of Columbus Track Meet locally 1967 - First Black student to graduate from Tulane University, first Black student to earn an athletic scholarship from Tulane (Harold Sylvester) and first Black students to play on basketball team and baseball team 1967 - First marching band to play for a New Orleans Saints game; also first Black marching band to participate in the Krewe of Rex 1968 - First Black student to receive a PhD from UNO 1968 - First Black school to play American Legion baseball; also first Black student to make the All-State Baseball Team 1969 - First Black student to graduate from Tulane's School of Law 1970 - First Black school to use a Downtown New Orleans hotel for senior prom 1975 - Leonard Augustine named "Outstanding Teacher of English" in the United States; it was during this decade that Mr. Augustine was also the first Black teacher to serve on the executive council of the Louisiana High School Speech League 1975 - First AAAA football team to go undefeated in the LHSAA and win state championship Team featured Louis Oubre 1978 - First high school football team to win a state championship in the Louisiana Superdome 1979 - First AAAA football team to win back-to-back state titles in the LHSAA 1983 - First AAAA basketball team to go undefeated in the LHSAA Team featured Donald Royal and Avery Johnson 1988 - Speech & Debate Team set record for most points ever accumulated at a tournament in New Orleans (Brother Martin Tournament, 695 points); also first Black school to host the National Catholic Forensic League Tournament; team also won LHSSL Tournament of Champions in Individual Events; it was during this decade that Mr. Augustine became the first Black teacher to serve as president of the New Orleans Catholic Forensic League 1995 - First Louisiana basketball team to win the USA Today National Championship Team featured Eugene Edgerson and St. Aug is called "The Louisiana high school team of the '90's because of their four trips to the state championship. 1999 - "Passing Glory" airs on TNT Movie is about the secret game between St. Aug and Jesuit High School in 1967 to determine who the "real state championship team" was (since the LHSAA did not allow Black schools to participate in the league). The main character is based on Harold Sylvester. 2000 - "Bended Knees", documentary about "The Marching 100" is released 2002 - "Marching 100" is the first Louisiana band to participate in the Tournament of Roses parade 2003 - Between Law and Hope is released 2004 - "Marching 100" participates in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2005 - First Black editor of The Los Angeles Times Dean Baquet PURPLE KNIGHT ACHIEVEMENTS - More National Achievement Scholars than any other school in Louisiana - First Black New Orleans City Councilman - First Black District Attorney in New Orleans - First Black Louisiana State Senator - First Black New Orleans Civil Sheriff - First Black Louisiana Civil Court Judge |
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| St. Augustine Milestones |
| FOOTBALL 1975 (15-0) - 1978 - 1979 BASKETBALL 1983 (35-0) - 1995 (National Champions) - 1999 TRACK & FIELD Indoor 1992 - 1993 - 1994 (National Champions) - 1995 - 2000 - 2001 Outdoor 2001 |
| LHSAA State Championships 2001 |
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