| − | 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, Daniel Phillip Ieyoub (1934-2017) 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 member of 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> |