Reilly did not seek a fifth term in the House but was instead defeated in 1987 in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state treasurer by his House colleague and fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], future [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]]. In 1992, Reilly was named Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, a position which he maintained for a total of nine years under both [[Governor]]s [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]]<ref name=obit/> | Reilly did not seek a fifth term in the House but was instead defeated in 1987 in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state treasurer by his House colleague and fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], future [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]]. In 1992, Reilly was named Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, a position which he maintained for a total of nine years under both [[Governor]]s [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]]<ref name=obit/> |