campus of Xavier University of Louisiana is often referred to as "Emerald City" due to the various buildings on campus that have green roofs. These include the Library/Resource center, the Norman C. Francis science addition, the University Center, the Living Learning Center, the Saint Martin De Porres hall and the Katharine Drexel hall.
== Notable alumni ==
In addition to former president, Norman C. Francis, distinguished alumni include:
== Notable faculty and staff ==
Arthur P. Bedou – Visiting Photographer; African-American photographer noted for being the personal photographer of Booker T. Washington
Regina Benjamin – MD, MBA, 18th Surgeon General of the United States
Thea Bowman - Professor in the Institute for Black Catholic Studies
Joyce Hooper Corrington – Xavier Director of Research in Science and Associate Professor of Chemistry; American television and film writer including Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), General Hospital, and One Life to Live, and the television film The Killer Bees (1974)
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