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Lambert graduated from the Capital Page School in [[Washington, D.C.]], and attended the St. Amant School in St. Amant in Ascension Parish. He obtained his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and his law degree from Loyola University in [[New Orleans]].​

Lambert graduated from the Capital Page School in [[Washington, D.C.]], and attended the St. Amant School in St. Amant in Ascension Parish. He obtained his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and his law degree from Loyola University in [[New Orleans]].​

Lambert is a retired captain in the Louisiana National Guard. He is a member of the Ascension [[Chamber of Commerce]], the East Ascension Sportsman League, creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Region Cancer Clinic, and is the creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Parishes Community College in Sorrento in Ascension Parish. Lambert lists his religion as [[Christianity|Christian]].​

Lambert is a retired captain in the Louisiana National Guard. He is a member of the Ascension [[Chamber of Commerce]], the East Ascension Sportsman League, creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Region Cancer Clinic, and is the creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Parishes Community College in Sorrento in Ascension Parish. Lambert lists his religion as [[Christianity|Christian]].

 

==Constitutional convention delegate, 1973==​

==Constitutional convention delegate, 1973==​

Lambert was elected on a non-partisan ballot in the summer of 1972 as a delegate to the state constitutional convention, which met in Baton Rouge during 1973. The convention produced a new governing document for the state, which voters handily approved in the spring of 1974.​

Lambert was elected on a non-partisan ballot in the summer of 1972 as a delegate to the state constitutional convention, which met in Baton Rouge during 1973. The convention produced a new governing document, which voters handily approved in the spring of 1974.​

 

==Public Service Commissioner Lambert==​

==On the Public Service Commission==​

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Lambert began his political career as the Gonzales town attorney. Then in the 1971-1972 election cycle, he won a state Senate seat which then included Ascension, Livingston, and St. James parishes. At the age of thirty-one, he succeeded by state Senator George T. Oubre, who ran unsuccessfully for [[attorney general]] in the Democratic primary. The position instead went to [[William J. Guste]], of New Orleans.​

Lambert began his political career as the Gonzales town attorney. Then in the 1971-1972 election cycle, he won a state Senate seat which then included Ascension, Livingston, and St. James parishes. At the age of thirty-one, he succeeded by state Senator George T. Oubre, who ran unsuccessfully for [[attorney general]] in the Democratic primary. The position instead went to [[William J. Guste]], of New Orleans.​

In 2002, Lambert was appointed as one of the sixteen members of the prestigious Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors by Republican Governor [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. Foster, Jr.]]Lambert and Foster had been state senators together during 1995. The six-year term on the LSU board ended on June 1, 2008.​

In 2002, Lambert was appointed as one of the sixteen members of the prestigious Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors by Republican Governor [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. Foster, Jr.]]Lambert and Foster had been state senators together during 1995. The six-year term on the LSU board ended on June 1, 2008.​

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Lambert served briefly on the 16-member University of Louisiana System board until his term expired on December 31, 2012. Republican Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], who had named Lambert to fill an unexpired term on the board in 2011, did not reappoint him to a full term.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130104/NEWS01/301040313/Jindal-names-eight-new-ULS-board-members|title=Jindal names eight new USL board members|date=January 3, 2013|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref>​

Lambert served briefly on the 16-member University of Louisiana System board until his term expired on December 31, 2012. Republican Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], who had named Lambert to fill an unexpired term on the board in 2011, did not reappoint him to a full term.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130104/NEWS01/301040313/Jindal-names-eight-new-ULS-board-members|title=Jindal names eight new USL board members|date=January 3, 2013|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref>

 

==References==​

==References==

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* ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'', November 27, December 4, 5, 10, 1979​.

* ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'', November 27, December 4, 5, 10, 1979​.

* ''The Shreveport Times,'' December 10, 1979.​

* ''The Shreveport Times,'' December 10, 1979.​