Henry Luse Fuqua Sr. (November 8, 1865 – October 11, 1926), was an American government official and politician.

[1] His siblings included Stephen O. Fuqua (1874–1943), a career United States Army officer who attained the rank of major general.

[1] In 1916, Fuqua's business success led to appointment as the general manager of the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola.

[1] Making use of convict labor, Fuqua expanded the prison's farming operations into sugarcane, rice, and cotton crops that turned a profit for the state.

[1] In the primary election, he finished second to Hewitt Bouanchaud, the incumbent lieutenant governor, with Huey Long placing third.