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'''Jeffrey Martin Landry''', known as '''Jeff Landry''' (born December 23, 1970), is the 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]].
Earlier, Landry was 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 [[United States Senate]] against Republican [[David Vitter]]. Landry served with honor as an [[Operation 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 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 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.
On March 27, 2018, Landry cited the lack of evidence that could be brought to a grand jury in the case of two white Baton Rouge police officers involved 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. The officers claim they gave Sterling verbal warnings and an opportunity to surrender upon arrest but fired when they believed Sterling was reaching for a gun in his possession. Sterling's death led to riots in Baton Rouge. 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. In addition, the two officers still face in-house discipline by the police department, and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, an African-American, has called for their termination.<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 cited the lack of evidence that could be brought to a grand jury in the case of two white Baton Rouge police officers involved 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. The officers claim they gave Sterling verbal warnings and an opportunity to surrender upon arrest but fired when they believed Sterling was reaching for a gun in his possession. Sterling's death led to riots in Baton Rouge. 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. In addition, the two officers still face in-house discipline by the police department, and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, an African-American, has called for their termination.<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 is a firm advocate of student-led [[prayer]] in public education and appeared on April 8, 2018, at meetings in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and [[Bossier City]] with [[U.S. Representative]] [[Mike Johnson]] of Louisiana's 4th congressional district. At the gatherings, the two Republicans explained how the [[U.S. Constitution]] protects religious freedom. Johnson and Landry said that many teachers and administrators misconstrue the [[First Amendment]] rights of students and are often intimidated by [[Atheism|atheist]] organizations that oppose prayer. Bossier Parish has been sued for allowing some educators to introduce religious themes into their lessons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/mike-johnson-jeff-landry-on-1st-amendment-and-prayer-in-schools-video/|title=Mike Johnson, Jeff Landry on First Amendment and Prayer in Schools|author=Robert J. Wright|publisher=KEEL Radio|accessdate=April 9, 2018}}</ref>
In April 2018, Landry announced that he will lead a major fund-raising effort on behalf of conservative candidates running in 2019 for the Louisiana State Senate. Headed by [[John Alario]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an New Orleans, formerly allied with Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], the Senate has a Republican majority, but many Democratic initiatives win approval in the chamber, and conservative measures are often killed in committee. Landry said that too many of the current senators are "Republican In Name Only'' or [[RINO]]s. He also noted a high rate of turnover is certain in the Senate because of term limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/04/27/see-how-jeff-landry-plans-transform-la-senate/557314002/|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|title=See how Jeff Landry plans to transform the Louisiana Senate|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=April 27, 2018|accessdate=April 28, 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 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 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>
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