Francis Edward Lauricella, known as Hank Lauricella (October 9, 1930 – March 25, 2014) was a Hall of Fame American football player for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. He served as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives and then in the Louisiana State Senate from Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs from 1972 to 1996. On his retirement, Lauricella was succeeded by the Republican Art Lentini.