| James A. Noe | |
| Image Name: | James Noe portrait.jpg |
| Order: | 43rd |
| Office: | Governor of Louisiana |
| Term Start: | January 28, 1936 |
| Term End: | May 12, 1936 |
| Lieutenant: | Vacant |
| Predecessor: | Oscar K. Allen |
| Successor: | Richard W. Leche |
| Order2: | 37th |
| Office2: | Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana |
| Term Start2: | 1935 |
| Term End2: | 1936 |
| Governor2: | Oscar K. Allen |
| Predecessor2: | Thomas C. Wingate |
| Successor2: | Earl K. Long |
| Office3: | Member of the Louisiana Senate |
| Birth Name: | James Albert Noe |
| Birth Date: | December 21, 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Evans Landing, Indiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Emma Lee Short Memorial Chapel Mausoleum of Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, Louisiana |
| Residence: | Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana |
| Spouse: | Anna Gray Sweeney Noe (married 1922–1972, her death) |
| Alma Mater: | Public schools |
| Profession: | Broadcaster |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Battles: | World War I |
| Rank: | First Lieutenant |
James Albert Noe Sr. (December 21, 1890October 18, 1976) was an American businessman and politician from Louisiana, who was briefly the 43rd Governor of Louisiana following the death of Oscar K. Allen in 1936.
Noe was born on December 21, 1890, near West Point, Kentucky. He made his fortune in oil and ran for the Louisiana State Senate at the request of Huey Long. He was chosen as president pro tempore of the senate and succeeded to the governorship to finish out Allen's term, since the lieutenant governor had been elected to the state Supreme Court.
During his brief term in office, he appointed Huey Long's widow, Rose McConnell Long, to fill his seat in the U.S. Senate. He also worked on obtaining federal money for state highways and establishing a state welfare office.
Noe ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1940 and 1959 but had more success in his business ventures. Following his governorship, Noe founded KNOE in Monroe, Louisiana as well as the television station of the same name, both named in his honor. He also ran WNOE in New Orleans.
Noe died in Houston, Texas, on October 18, 1976, from complications from a heart condition. His son, James A. Noe Jr., succeeded him in running the family-owned radio and television stations.