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Notable alumni include Ali Landry, an American actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who most notably won Miss USA in 1996, Ronald Guidry, nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher, and Jake Delhomme, a former American football quarterback who played professionally in 바카라사이트 National Football League.
