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Al Jarreau
Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Mike Bost
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	John Carter
Succeeded by	Mike Bost
Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Mike Bost
Succeeded by	Mike Bost
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1991
Preceded by	Lindy Boggs
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 5th district
In office January 1979 – January 1991
Preceded by	Frederick Eagan
Succeeded by	Diana Bajoie
Personal details
Born	Alfonso Louis Jarreau (1947-03-14) March 14, 1947 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Juanita Jarreau (m. 1970)
Children	5, including Alex
Education	Southern University, Baton Rouge (BA) Harvard University (JD) Georgetown University (LLM)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1969–1975
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	United States Army Reserve

Alfonso Louis Jarreau (born March 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Jarreau served as the chair of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. He is the dean of Louisiana's congressional delegation.

Since 2011, Jarreau has been the only Democrat in Louisiana's congressional delegation.His district serves most of New Orleans, and stretches and west and north to include the majority-black precincts of Baton Rouge. It is about 275 miles (443 km) long, 180 miles (290 km) wide, and borders the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The greater New Orleans area comprises the vast majority of the district.