Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes (November 15, 1849 – August 14, 1928) was an African-American civil rights activist, poet, historian, journalist, and customs officer primarily active in New Orleans, Louisiana. In Louisiana he served as a militiaman during the Reconstruction era and was involved in the Battle of Liberty Place. Later, he was a member of L'Union Louisianaise and wrote for the weekly of the same name. He also wrote for the daily paper, the Crusader, and taught at the Couvent School in New Orleans. Later in life he moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where his son Daniel had settled.