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LeBlanc resigned from the state House in January 2004, when Governor Blanco appointed him as commissioner of administration. With the close of the Blanco administration in 2008, LeBlanc was named the interim vice president for administration and finance at ULL, formerly the University of Southwestern Louisiana, at a starting salary of $212,000, high by Louisiana standards.<ref name=ull/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business/2705|title=Jerry Luke getting $212,000 interim UL post|date=June 24, 2008|publisher=''Acadiana Business''|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

LeBlanc resigned from the state House in January 2004, when Governor Blanco appointed him as commissioner of administration. With the close of the Blanco administration in 2008, LeBlanc was named the interim vice president for administration and finance at ULL, formerly the University of Southwestern Louisiana, at a starting salary of $212,000, high by Louisiana standards.<ref name=ull/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business/2705|title=Jerry Luke getting $212,000 interim UL post|date=June 24, 2008|publisher=''Acadiana Business''|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

He continued as the permanent vice president for administration and finance. LeBlanc received a bachelor's degree in business from ULL and formerly worked in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] as a [[real estate]] appraiser while he was a legislator. In 2005, as the commissioner of administration, LeBlanc was named "Public Official of the Year" by the magazine ''Governing: The States and the Localities''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/poy/Jerry-Luke-LeBlanc.html|title=Public Official of the Year: Jerry Luke LeBlanc|publisher=governing.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

He continued as the permanent vice president for administration and finance. LeBlanc received a bachelor's degree in business from ULL and formerly worked in Lafayette as a [[real estate]] appraiser while he was a legislator. In 2005, as the commissioner of administration, LeBlanc was named "Public Official of the Year" by the magazine ''Governing: The States and the Localities''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/poy/Jerry-Luke-LeBlanc.html|title=Public Official of the Year: Jerry Luke LeBlanc|publisher=governing.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, LeBlanc, who had switched his party label to [[Independent voter|Independent]], considered running for the state Senate for the seat vacated by the term-limited Republican [[Michael J. Michot]] of Lafayette. He ultimately decided that his work at ULL would not permit time away for Senate business, and he did not contest the position, which was won by the Republican State Representative [[Page Cortez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/8067-jerry-luke-not-running-for-michots-seat|title=Jerry Luke not running for Michot’s seat, April 4, 2011|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, LeBlanc, who had switched his party label to [[Independent voter|Independent]], considered running for the state Senate for the seat vacated by the term-limited Republican [[Michael J. Michot]] of Lafayette. He ultimately decided that his work at ULL would not permit time away for Senate business, and he did not contest the position, which was won by the Republican State Representative [[Page Cortez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/8067-jerry-luke-not-running-for-michots-seat|title=Jerry Luke not running for Michot’s seat, April 4, 2011|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>