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Former Louisiana State Senator Mike Cross was the mayor of Baker from 1976 – 1981, having been preceded and succeeded in the latter position by Norman E. " Pete " Heine.

Heine's successor, Bobby Simpson, a Republican, became the East Baton Rouge mayor-president in 2001.

Former Louisiana State Representative Tony Perkins resided in Baker until he relocated to Washington, D. C., to head the Family Research Council.

W. W. Dumas, the East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president from 1965 – 1980, was from Baker, where he relocated after World War II to play semi-professional baseball.

Rufus D. Hayes, the first Louisiana insurance commissioner was an East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney and judge who resided in Baker at the time of his death in 2002.

It is also the home town of Rob Ray co-founder of Aurora Digital Films, which shot a low-budget independent film in 1999 titled " Cramweek.

" Ray wrote, directed, and starred in the film, which was shot in and around the Baker area.

Ray graduated from Baker High School, was King of the Krewe of Mystery, and served as the Master of Ceremony for the Krewe of Mystery for many years.

Ray is now an attorney in Baton Rouge.