James La Fayette Evans (March 27, 1825 – May 28, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Born in Clayville, Kentucky, Evans moved to Indiana, with his parents, who settled in Hancock County in 1837. He moved to Marion, Indiana, in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He settled in Noblesville in 1850 and continued mercantile pursuits. He also engaged in the grain-elevator business and in the pork-packing business. He died in Noblesville, Indiana on May 28, 1903, aged 78, and was interred in Crownland Cemetery.