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'''Richard Phillip Ieyoub, Sr.''' (born August 11, 1944), is a [[Baton Rouge]] [[attorney]] and a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] former [[politician]] who was the [[Louisiana]]state Attorney General from 1992 to 2004. Earlier, from 1984 to 1992, he was the district attorney in [[Lake Charles]] for his native Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana. He is affiliated with the Baton Rouge firm Couhig Partners. Allied with his party's [[liberal]] wing, Ieyoub finished in third place in the nonpartisan blanket primary for the [[United States Senate]] in 1996, and for the Louisiana [[governor|govrnorship]] in 2003. He lost both of those races to fellow Democrats [[Mary Landrieu]] and [[Kathleen Blanco]].

'''Richard Phillip Ieyoub, Sr.''' (born August 11, 1944), is a [[Baton Rouge]] [[attorney]] and a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] former [[politician]] who was the [[Louisiana]] state Attorney General from 1992 to 2004. Earlier, from 1984 to 1992, he was the district attorney in [[Lake Charles]] for his native Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana. He is affiliated with the Baton Rouge firm Couhig Partners. Allied with his party's [[liberal]] wing, Ieyoub finished in third place in the nonpartisan blanket primary for the [[United States Senate]] in 1996, and for the Louisiana [[governor|govrnorship]] in 2003. He lost both of those races to fellow Democrats [[Mary Landrieu]] and [[Kathleen Blanco]].

==Background==

==Background==

Ieyoub married the former Caprice Brown on February 3, 1995. Also an attorney, the second Mrs. Ieyoub worked under her future husband in the Louisiana Attorney General's office; she also holds a doctorate in higher education administration. The couple has four children: Richard Phillip, Jr., Khoury, Christian, and Anna Michael Ieyoub. He also has three grown children from a previous marriage: Amy Claire, Nicole Ann, and Brennan Jude Ieyoub.<ref name=whoswho/> Orleans gastroenterologist Steve Price, a friend of Ieyob's since childhood, recalls that Ieyoub regularly quotes his role model, Sir [[Winston Churchill]]. According to Dr. Price, Ieyoub "has a great sense of family. He showed just how much when he gave a kidney to his brother" in 1977. Another New Orleans friend, John Litchfield, says that Ieyoub is "truly genuine and down to earth. The thing people probably don't appreciate is how truly genuine he is and how he cares about people. For most politicians, that's unusual."

Ieyoub married the former Caprice Brown on February 3, 1995. Also an attorney, the second Mrs. Ieyoub worked under her future husband in the Louisiana Attorney General's office; she also holds a doctorate in higher education administration. The couple has four children: Richard Phillip, Jr., Khoury, Christian, and Anna Michael Ieyoub. He also has three grown children from a previous marriage: Amy Claire, Nicole Ann, and Brennan Jude Ieyoub.<ref name=whoswho/> Orleans gastroenterologist Steve Price, a friend of Ieyob's since childhood, recalls that Ieyoub regularly quotes his role model, Sir [[Winston Churchill]]. According to Dr. Price, Ieyoub "has a great sense of family. He showed just how much when he gave a kidney to his brother" in 1977. Another New Orleans friend, John Litchfield, says that Ieyoub is "truly genuine and down to earth. The thing people probably don't appreciate is how truly genuine he is and how he cares about people. For most politicians, that's unusual."

Ieyoub is a [[Roman Catholic]], a memberof the Immaculate Conception Parish in New Orleans.<ref>http://www.neworleanschurches.com/jesuits/jesuits.htm ''Immaculate Conception Parish.</ref>  

Ieyoub is a [[Roman Catholic]], a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish in New Orleans.<ref>http://www.neworleanschurches.com/jesuits/jesuits.htm ''Immaculate Conception Parish.</ref>  

In 2016, Ieyoub was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield. Richard Ieyoub to be inducted into La.'s Political Museum Hall of Fame | Louisiana Record</ref>

In 2016, Ieyoub was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield.<ref>Richard Ieyoub to be inducted into La.'s Political Museum Hall of Fame | Louisiana Record.</ref>

In 2021, Ieyoub donated $21,000 to his alma mater, McNeese State University for various campus initiatives.<ref>McNeese Receives Donation from Ieyoub Family | McNeese State University</ref>

In 2021, Ieyoub donated $21,000 to his alma mater, McNeese State University for various campus initiatives.<ref>McNeese Receives Donation from Ieyoub Family | McNeese State University</ref>