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'''Jeffrey Martin Landry''', known as '''Jeff Landry''' (born December 23, 1970), is the elected attorney general of his native U.S. state of [[Louisiana]].

'''Jeffrey Martin Landry''', known as '''Jeff Landry''' (born December 23, 1970), is the attorney general of his native U.S. state of [[Louisiana]].

He was earlier a freshman one-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] in the 112th Congress for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. He succeeding [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] [[Charlie Melancon]], who stepped down to run unsuccessfully for the [[U.S. Senate]] against Republican [[David Vitter]]. Landry served with honor as a [[Desert Storm]] veteran, having achieved the rank of sergeant. He received the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, a National Defense Ribbon, an Overseas Training Ribbon, and the Louisiana War Cross from his eleven years of service as a member of the Louisiana National Guard.

He was earlier a one-term [[Republican Party|Republican]] in the 112th Congress for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. He succeeding [[Democrat Party|Democrat]] [[Charlie Melancon]], who stepped down to run unsuccessfully for the [[U.S. Senate]] against Republican [[David Vitter]]. Landry served with honor as an [[Operatiopn Desert Storm]] veteran. he attained the rank of sergeant. He received the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, a National Defense Ribbon, an Overseas Training Ribbon, and the Louisiana War Cross from his eleven years of service as a member of the Louisiana National Guard.

Landry has a Juris Doctor of Law degree from Loyola University [[New Orleans]] and was a small business owner. Prior to his election to Congress, he was a former state Senate aide, a sheriff’s deputy in St. Martin Parish, and a police officer in the Village of Parks.

Landry has a [[Juris Doctorate]] from the [[Roman Catholic]] Loyola University in [[New Orleans]] and was a small business owner. Prior to his election to Congress, he was a former state Senate aide, a sheriff’s deputy in St. Martin Parish, and a police officer in the Village of Parks.

Landry was unseated in 2012 through reapportionment. He was pitted against fellow Republican Representative [[Charles Boustany]], a retired physician from [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, who relinquished the seat in Januar 2017 after a failed bid for the U.S. Senate in 2016 against the eventual winner, Republican [[John Neely Kennedy]]. Kennedy filled the seat that Vitter vacated to return to private life.

Landry was unseated in 2012 through reapportionment. He was pitted against fellow Republican Representative [[Charles Boustany]], a retired physician from [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, whose wife is a niece of former [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. Boustany relinquished the seat in January 2017 after a failed bid for the U.S. Senate in 2016 against the eventual winner, Republican [[John Neely Kennedy]], who filled the seat that Vitter vacated to return to private life.

He waged a comeback to win the office of attorney general in the general election held on November 21, 2015, in which he, a lifelong Republican unseated the incumbent James David "Buddy" Caldwell, Sr. (born 1946), a Democrat-turned-Republican. Since his election as attorney general, Landry has been in frequent legal disputes with the Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]]. Early in 2018, Landry announced that an agreement had been reached with the governor's office about control of Louisiana's lawsuit against [[opioid]] manufacturers.<ref name=snowboarding/> Altogether, Landry has taken Edwards to court six times and prevailed each time.

Landry scored a comeback to win the office of attorney general in the general election held on November 21, 2015, in which he, a lifelong Republican, unseated the incumbent James David "Buddy" Caldwell, Sr. (born 1946), a Democrat-turned-Republican. Since his election as attorney general, Landry has been in frequent legal disputes with the Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] (no relation to Edwin Edwards). Early in 2018, Landry announced that an agreement had been reached with the governor's office about control of Louisiana's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.<ref name=snowboarding/> On March 27, 2018, Landry announced that because of a lack of evidence that could be brought to a grand jury no charges will be brought against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting in July 2016 of the African-American Alton Sterling. Landry noted that federal authorities had declined to bring charges, and East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore had recused himself because of a personal tie to the family of one of the officers involved. The officers claim they gave Sterling an opportunity to surrender upon arrest but fired when Sterling grabbed a gun in  his possession. Rioting followed Sterling's death. Still pending is a civil suit filed on behalf of the five Sterling children against the officers and the city-parish of Baton Rouge. The suit accuses the police department of lax training and poor procedures whicn contributed to Sterling's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/police-face-charges-alton-sterling-shooting-case/story?id=54039904|title=Police won't face charges in Alton Sterling shooting case|publisher=[[ABC]] News|author=M. L. Nestel|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

On March 27, 2018, Landry announced that because of a lack of evidence that could be brought to a grand jury no charges will be brought against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting in July 2016 of the African-American Alton Sterling. Landry noted that federal authorities had declined to bring charges, and East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore had recused himself because of a personal tie to the family of one of the officers involved. The officers claim they gave Sterling an opportunity to surrender upon arrest but fired when Sterling grabbed a gun in  his possession. Rioting followed Sterling's death. Still pending is a civil suit filed on behalf of the five Sterling children against the officers and the city-parish of Baton Rouge. The suit accuses the police department of lax training and poor procedures whicn contributed to Sterling's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/police-face-charges-alton-sterling-shooting-case/story?id=54039904|title=Police won't face charges in Alton Sterling shooting case|publisher=[[ABC]] News|author=M. L. Nestel|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

Landry has guest hosted ''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]]'' via a [[radio]] hookup from Lafayette. On his program on March 26, 2018, Griffon noted that Landry has taken Edwards to court six times and prevailed each time.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]]'', March 26, 2018.</ref>

Landry is married to the former Sharon LeBlanc and has one son, J. T. Landry. In February 2018, he broke six ribs in a snowboarding accident caused by whiteout conditions while on a family vacation in [[Montana]]. He worked from his home in Broussard in Lafayette Parish during his recovery.<ref name=snowboarding>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2018/02/20/jeff-landry-recovering-broken-ribs-after-snowboarding-accident/355984002/|title=Jeff Landry recovering from broken ribs after snowboarding accident|publisher=''The Shreveort Times''|date=February 20, 2018|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

 

Landry is married and has one son, J. T. Landry. In February 2018, he broke six ribs in a snowboarding accident caused by whiteout conditions while on a family vacation in [[Montana]]. He worked from his home in Broussard in Lafayette Parish during his recovery.<ref name=snowboarding>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2018/02/20/jeff-landry-recovering-broken-ribs-after-snowboarding-accident/355984002/|title=Jeff Landry recovering from broken ribs after snowboarding accident|publisher=''The Shreveort Times''|date=February 20, 2018|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

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