Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 from 2011 to 2013.
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 ...
Murrill is from New Orleans. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Louisiana State University in 1985 and worked for a newspaper in Florida. She attended the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She served as the editor-in-chief of the Louisiana Law Review and graduated in 1991. She served as a United States Supreme Court Fellow from 2007 to ...
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 ...
Republican Liz Murrill will be Louisiana's for woman attorney general after winning her election on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. She is pictured here on Aug. 9, 2023, after qualifying to run for the ...
Landry, who served as the state's attorney general for eight years until he became governor, has repeatedly slammed Louisiana’s 2017 criminal justice overhaul. This past election season, violent ...
The 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 18, 2023 to elect the next attorney general of Louisiana, with the first round occurring on October 14. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry retired to successfully run for governor, leading to an open race. [1] In the runoff, Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill ...
Jeff Landry is sworn in as Louisiana Governor on the steps of the State Capital in Baton Rouge La. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. ... Landry, who while he was attorney general called for executions by ...