List of Louisiana attorneys general

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Politics of Louisiana The office of attorney general of Louisiana (Template:Langx) 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 authority (1) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any civil action or proceeding; (2) upon the written request of a district attorney, to advise and assist in the prosecution of any criminal case; and (3) for cause, when authorized by the court which would have original jurisdiction and subject to judicial review, (a) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any criminal action or proceeding, or (b) to supersede any attorney representing the state in any civil or criminal action.

The attorney general shall exercise other powers and perform other duties authorized by this constitution or by law."[1]

The current attorney general, Liz Murrill has been in office since January 8, 2024.

Territory of Orleans (1804–1812)

State of Louisiana (1812–present)

# Image Name Political party Term of office
1 File:Francois-Xavier Martin.jpg Francois Xavier Martin Democratic-Republican 1812–1815[2]
2 File:Artist Jacques Amans or Jean Joseph Vaudechamp Étienne Mazureau, 1840-43.png Etienne Mazureau Democratic-Republican 1815–1817[2]
3 Louis Moreau-Lislet Democratic-Republican 1817–1819[2]
4 File:Thomas Bolling Robertson.jpg Thomas B. Robertson Democratic-Republican 1819–1821[2]
5 File:Artist Jacques Amans or Jean Joseph Vaudechamp Étienne Mazureau, 1840-43.png Etienne Mazureau Democratic-Republican 1821–1824[2]
6 Isaac Trimble Preston 1824–1828[2]
7 File:Alonzo Morphy.jpg Alonzo Morphy 1828–1830[2]
8 File:George Eustis.jpg George Eustis, Sr. National Republican 1830–1833[2]
9 File:Artist Jacques Amans or Jean Joseph Vaudechamp Étienne Mazureau, 1840-43.png Etienne Mazureau Whig 1833–1841[2]
10 File:Appletons' Roselius Christian.jpg Christian Roselius Whig 1841–1843[2]
11 Isaac Trimble Preston 1843–1846[2]
12 William Augustus Elmore 1846-1850[2]
13 File:IsaacJohnson.jpg Isaac Johnson Democratic 1850–1854[2]
14 Isaac Edward Morse Democratic 1854–1856[2]
15 File:Portrait of Edwin Warren Moïse by Theodore Sidney Moïse.jpg E. Warren Moise Democratic 1856–1860[2]
16 File:Thomas Jenkins Semmes.png Thomas Jenkins Semmes Democratic 1860–1864[2]
17 Flavillus Sidney Goode Democratic 1864–1865[2]
18 Andrew S. Herron Democratic 1865[2]
19 B. L. Lynch Republican 1865–1867[2]
20 Simeon Belden Republican 1868–1871[2]
21 Alexander Pope Field Republican 1872–1876[2]
22 File:William-Henry-Hunt.jpg William H. Hunt Republican 1876[2]
23 Hiram R. Steele Democratic 1876–1877[2]
24 File:Horatio Nash Ogden (1840-1883).jpg Horatio Nash Ogden Democratic 1877–1880[2]
25 James C. Egan Democratic 1880–1884[2]
26 File:Milton Joseph Cunningham 29983218 123060565697.jpg Milton Joseph Cunningham Democratic 1884–1888[2]
27 Walter Henry Rogers Democratic 1888–1892[2]
28 File:Milton Joseph Cunningham 29983218 123060565697.jpg Milton Joseph Cunningham Democratic 1892–1900[2]
29 File:WalterGuion (3x4a).jpg Walter Guion Democratic 1900–1912[2]
30 File:Ruffin Golson Pleasant.jpg Ruffin G. Pleasant Democratic 1912–1916[2]
31 File:Attorney General Coco of Louisiana (cropped).jpg Adolphe V. Coco Democratic 1916–1924[2]
32 Percy Saint Democratic 1924–1932[2]
33 Gaston L. Porterie Democratic 1932–1939[2]
34 James B. Ellison Democratic 1939[2]
35 Lessley P. Gardiner Democratic 1939–1940[2]
36 Eugene Stanley Democratic 1940–1944[2]
37 Fred S. LeBlanc Democratic 1944–1948[2]
38 Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr. Democratic 1948–1952[2]
39 Fred S. LeBlanc Democratic 1952–1956[2]
40 File:JPFG 1956 Winans Photo headshot (1).jpg Jack P.F. Gremillion Democratic 1956–1972[2]
41 William J. Guste Democratic 1972–1992[2]
42 Richard Ieyoub Democratic 1992–2004[2]
43 Charles Foti Democratic 2004–2008[2]
44 File:Buddy Caldwell.jpg James D. "Buddy" Caldwell Democratic 2008–2011[2]
Republican 2011–2016[2]
45 File:Jeff Landry March 2023 (cropped).jpg Jeff Landry Republican 2016–2024[2]
46 File:Liz Murrill at Select Subcommittee Hearing (cropped).png Liz Murrill Republican 2024–present[3]

Notes and sources

Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.

  1. ↑ Constitution of Louisiana, Article IV, §8.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Louisiana statewide elected officials Script error: No such module "Navbox".

Retrieved from "http://cosmopedia.co/index.php?title=List_of_Louisiana_attorneys_general&oldid=3503776"