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Charles Carmen Foti Jr. (born November 30, 1937) is a lawyer in New Orleans and a politician who served a single term from 2004 to 2008 as the Democratic Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, United States. Prior to becoming attorney general, Foti had been repeatedly reelected and served for thirty years as Orleans Parish criminal ...
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 ...
In 2023, Jeff Landry, the attorney general of Louisiana, opted to run for governor of Louisiana instead of running for reelection. Murrill announced her candidacy to succeed him as attorney general in the 2023 election. [3] Murrill finished in first place in the all-candidate primary election and advanced to a runoff election. [4]
In the wake of the deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, Louisiana’s attorney general said she hoped the Sugar Bowl would get delayed an extra day.. The College Football Playoff game ...
Also, law enforcement officials searched a Airbnb rental in New Orleans that may have been connected to the manufacture of IEDs tied to the attack, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill told NBC ...
Jeffrey Martin Landry (/ ˈ l æ n d r i / LAN-dree; [1] born December 23, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 57th governor of Louisiana since 2024. 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.
Ian Kersting, the assistant attorney general of a New Orleans Parish, died of "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds." Kersting, 34, was admitted to the Louisiana bar in October 2020.
Garrison became a flamboyant, colorful, well-known figure in New Orleans, but was initially unsuccessful in his run for public office. He lost a 1959 election for criminal court judge. In 1961, he ran for district attorney and won against incumbent Richard Dowling by 6,000 votes in a five-man Democratic primary.