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The office of attorney general of Louisiana (French: Procureur général de la Louisiane) has existed since the colonial period. Under Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the attorney general is elected statewide for a four-year term and is the chief legal officer of the state. Additionally, "the attorney general shall have ...
Louisiana War Cross. Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2024 as the 57th governor of Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th attorney general of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024 and as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district ...
Boosie Badazz (born 1982), rapper. Larry Bagley (born 1949), state representative for DeSoto Parish. Amari Bailey (born 2004), NBA basketball player [1] Richard Baker (born 1948), former U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Scott Baker (born 1981), starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins.
Ralph L. Ropp (MA 1925), professor at Northwestern State University 1923–1949; president of Louisiana Tech University 1949–1962 [7] Martha Serpas (BA), poet, professor of creative writing in University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Robert B. Stobaugh (PhD), retired professor of Harvard Business School and currently at Rice University.
Five governors have served nonconsecutive terms. Andre B. Roman, Francis T. Nicholls, and Jimmie Davis each served two non-consecutive terms, while Earl Long and Edwin Edwards both served in three distinct stints. In the event of a vacancy, the President of the Senate originally acted as governor. [31] The 1845 constitution created the office ...
Louisiana Governor-Elect Jeff Landry and Sharon Landry sit for an interview in Lafayette, LA. Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Other senior staff members named Thursday include:
Lawyers. Bettie Runnels and Rose Cara Falls Bres (1898): [1] [2] First female lawyers in Louisiana. Bres would become the first female lawyer to plead cases before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Irene J. Barrios (1922): [3] First Latino American female lawyer in Louisiana. Marian Berkett (1937): [4] [5] [6] First ...
Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates. The win is a major victory ...