Lyle Saxon (September 4, 1891 – April 9, 1946) was a writer and journalist who reported for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Louisiana.

[2] The confusion is based on Saxon's alleging he was born in Baton Rouge, but his birth certificate stating New Whatcom, Washington.

[2] He was raised, however, in Baton Rouge, and made frequent trips to New Orleans throughout his early life, where his paternal uncle and grandmother lived.

[5] Saxon lived in the French Quarter at 612 Royal St. starting in 1918;[6] Sherwood Anderson, William Faulkner, Roark Bradford, and Edmund Wilson visited.

His most popular titles include Fabulous New Orleans, recounting the city's past as set against his memories of his first Mardi Gras during the turn of the 20th century; Gumbo Ya-Ya, a compilation of native folk stories from Louisiana, including the Loup Garou and the LaLaurie House; and Old Louisiana, a local bestseller from its introduction in 1929.