Louis Westerfield (born 1949 in DeKalb, Mississippi – August 24, 1996) was a lawyer, law professor, and the first African-American Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law.
He received his bachelor's degree from Southern University at New Orleans in 1971.
In 1974, he received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.
He became dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1994.
On August 24, 1996, Westerfield died unexpectedly due to a massive heart attack.