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The office of attorney general of Louisiana (French: Procureur gΓ©nΓ©ral 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 authority (1)ββto institute, "prosecute,"/intervene in any civil action. Or proceeding; (2) upon the written request of a district attorney,ββto 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."
The current attorney general, Liz Murrill has been in office since January 8, 2024.
Territory of Orleans (1804–1812)β»
- John Mahlon Dickens 1804β1807
- James Brown 1807β1809
- Francois Xavier Martin 1809β1810
- Louis Moreau-Lislet 1810β1812
State of Louisiana (1812βpresent)β»
# | Image | Name | Political party | Term of office |
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Francois Xavier Martin | Democratic-Republican | 1812β1815 |
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Etienne Mazureau | Democratic-Republican | 1815β1817 |
3 | Louis Moreau-Lislet | Democratic-Republican | 1817β1819 | |
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Thomas B. Robertson | Democratic-Republican | 1819β1821 |
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Etienne Mazureau | Democratic-Republican | 1821β1824 |
6 | Isaac Trimble Preston | 1824β1828 | ||
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Alonzo Morphy | 1828β1830 | |
8 | ![]() |
George Eustis, Sr. | National Republican | 1830β1833 |
9 | ![]() |
Etienne Mazureau | Whig | 1833β1841 |
10 | ![]() |
Christian Roselius | Whig | 1841β1843 |
11 | Isaac Trimble Preston | 1843β1846 | ||
12 | William Augustus Elmore | 1846-1850 | ||
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Isaac Johnson | Democratic | 1850β1854 |
14 | Isaac Edward Morse | Democratic | 1854β1856 | |
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E. Warren Moise | Democratic | 1856β1860 |
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Thomas Jenkins Semmes | Democratic | 1860β1864 |
17 | Flavillus Sidney Goode | Democratic | 1864β1865 | |
18 | Andrew S. Herron | Democratic | 1865 | |
19 | B. L. Lynch | Republican | 1865β1867 | |
20 | Simeon Belden | Republican | 1868β1871 | |
21 | Alexander Pope Field | Republican | 1872β1876 | |
22 | ![]() |
William H. Hunt | Republican | 1876 |
23 | Hiram R. Steele | Democratic | 1876β1877 | |
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Horatio Nash Ogden | Democratic | 1877β1880 |
25 | James C. Egan | Democratic | 1880β1884 | |
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Milton Joseph Cunningham | Democratic | 1884β1888 |
27 | Walter Henry Rogers | Democratic | 1888β1892 | |
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Milton Joseph Cunningham | Democratic | 1892β1900 |
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Walter Guion | Democratic | 1900β1912 |
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Ruffin G. Pleasant | Democratic | 1912β1916 |
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Adolphe V. Coco | Democratic | 1916β1924 |
32 | Percy Saint | Democratic | 1924β1932 | |
33 | Gaston L. Porterie | Democratic | 1932β1939 | |
34 | James B. Ellison | Democratic | 1939 | |
35 | Lessley P. Gardiner | Democratic | 1939β1940 | |
36 | Eugene Stanley | Democratic | 1940β1944 | |
37 | Fred S. LeBlanc | Democratic | 1944β1948 | |
38 | Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr. | Democratic | 1948β1952 | |
39 | Fred S. LeBlanc | Democratic | 1952β1956 | |
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Jack P.F. Gremillion | Democratic | 1956β1972 |
41 | William J. Guste | Democratic | 1972β1992 | |
42 | Richard Ieyoub | Democratic | 1992β2004 | |
43 | Charles Foti | Democratic | 2004β2008 | |
44 | James D. "Buddy" Caldwell | Democratic | 2008β2011 | |
Republican | 2011β2016 | |||
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Jeff Landry | Republican | 2016β2024 |
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Liz Murrill | Republican | 2024βpresent |
Notes and sourcesβ»
- ^ Constitution of Louisiana, Article IV, Β§8.
External linksβ»
- Louisiana Attorney General official website