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==Background==
==Background==
A native of New Iberia, Louisiana, Landry is a veteran of the [[United States Army]] who served in the [[Vietnam War]]. After service with the New Iberia Police Department and employment by [[Shell Oil]], he was admitted in 1977 to the state police academy<ref name=bprofile>{{cite web|url=http://vote-la.org/Intro.aspx?State=LA&Id=LALandryTerryCSr|title=Biographical Profile for Terry C. Landry, Sr.|publisher=vote-la.org|accessdate=April 30, 2015}}</ref> in [[Baton Rouge]], from which he subsequently graduated.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93838/terry-landry-sr#.VUGnxPnF-S8|title=Terry Landry Sr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=August 14, 2020}}</ref>
A native of New Iberia, Louisiana, Landry is a veteran of the [[United States Army]] who served in the [[Vietnam War]]. After service with the New Iberia Police Department and employment by Shell Oil, he was admitted in 1977 to the state police academy<ref name=bprofile>{{cite web|url=http://vote-la.org/Intro.aspx?State=LA&Id=LALandryTerryCSr|title=Biographical Profile for Terry C. Landry, Sr.|publisher=vote-la.org|accessdate=April 30, 2015}}</ref> in [[Baton Rouge]], from which he subsequently graduated.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/93838/terry-landry-sr#.VUGnxPnF-S8|title=Terry Landry Sr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=August 14, 2020}}</ref>
In the state police, Landry held nearly every major leadership position, including chief of staff, detective, commander of protective services, deputy superintendent of patrol and support, sergeant, road supervisor, director of investigative support, and director of the gaming enforcement division. In 2000, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [Governor]] [[Mike Foster|Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], named Landry, then an [[Independent voter|Independent]], as police superintendent.<ref name=bprofile/>
In the state police, Landry held nearly every major leadership position, including chief of staff, detective, commander of protective services, deputy superintendent of patrol and support, sergeant, road supervisor, director of investigative support, and director of the gaming enforcement division. In 2000, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Mike Foster|Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], named Landry, then an [[Independent voter|Independent]], as police superintendent.<ref name=bprofile/>
Since retirement from the state police, Landry has been director of security for the [[New Orleans International Airport]] and the chief of police for [[Southern University]] and [[Baton Rouge Community College]].<ref name=pvs/><ref name=bprofile/>
Since retirement from the state police, Landry has been director of security for the [[New Orleans]] International Airport and the chief of police for [[Southern University]] and [[Baton Rouge Community College]].<ref name=pvs/><ref name=bprofile/>
Landry and his wife, the former Sharon Broussard (born January 1951), have three children, Shauna, Terry, Jr. (born February 1981), and Tory. He is a fundraiser for the Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Lafayette<ref name=pvs/> but does not list a religious affiliation.<ref name=bprofile/>
Landry and his wife, the former Sharon Broussard (born January 1951), have three children, Shauna, Terry, Jr. (born February 1981), and Tory. He is a fundraiser for the Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Lafayette<ref name=pvs/> but does not list a religious affiliation.<ref name=bprofile/>
==Political life==
==Political life==