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A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Nungesser was from 2007 to 2015 the president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission in the [[suburb]]s of his native [[New Orleans]]. In that capacity he worked diligently in hurricane relief. Former [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] appointed him to the 20-member Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, a panel named to formulate a master plan for coastal protection. Since leaving the parish presidency in 2015, Nungesser relocated to River Ridge in [[Lafayette]] Parish.
A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Nungesser was from 2007 to 2015 the president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission in the [[suburb]]s of his native [[New Orleans]]. In that capacity he worked diligently in hurricane relief. Former [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] appointed him to the 20-member Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, a panel named to formulate a master plan for coastal protection. Since leaving the parish presidency in 2015, Nungesser relocated to River Ridge in [[Lafayette]] Parish.
Nungesser's parents, William Aicklen "Billy" Nungesser (1929-2006) and the former Ruth Amelia Marks (1932-2012), were active in the revitalization of the state Republican Party. The senior Nungesser was chief of staff to Republican former Governor [[David C. Treen]] and later the state GOP chairman, in which capacity he broke with Treen to endorse [[Pat Buchanan]] for the 1992 Republican presidential nomination against [[George Herbert Walker Bush]].
Nungesser's parents, William Aicklen "Billy" Nungesser (1929-2006) and the former Ruth Amelia Marks (1932-2012), were active in the revitalization of the state Republican Party. The senior Nungesser wasthe chief of staff to Republican former Governor [[David C. Treen]] and later the state GOP chairman, in which capacity he broke with Treen to endorse [[Pat Buchanan]] for the 1992 Republican presidential nomination against [[George Herbert Walker Bush]].
In 1991, Nungesser launched his business, General Marine Leasing Company, which began with a $7,500 loan and grew to a $20 million operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crt.state.la.us/lt-governor/index|title=Nungesser Biography|publisher=Crt.state.la.us|accessdate=April 9, 2018}}</ref>
In 2011, Nungesser while still the Plaquemines Parish president waged an unsuccessful race against sitting Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne, a [[Moderate Republican]] former state senator from [[Baton Rouge]]. Dardenne received 504,541 votes (53 percent) to Nungesser's 445,049 (47 percent). Nungesser defeated Dardenne in seventeen parishes, all in south Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical
In 2011, Nungesser while still the Plaquemines Parish president waged an unsuccessful race against sitting Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne, a [[Moderate Republican]] former state senator from [[Baton Rouge]]. Dardenne received 504,541 votes (53 percent) to Nungesser's 445,049 (47 percent). Nungesser defeated Dardenne in seventeen parishes, all in south Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical