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| term_end4=June 1, 2008
| term_end4=June 1, 2008
| birth_date=December 21, 1940
| birth_date=December 21, 1940
| death_date=September 27, 2025 (aged 84)
| spouse=Mary Gayle S. Lambert
| spouse=Mary Gayle S. Lambert
| children=
| children=
Louisiana State University<br>
Louisiana State University<br>
Loyola New Orleans School of Law
Loyola New Orleans School of Law
|branch=Louisiana National Guard
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}}
'''Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr.''' (born December 21, 1940), is a [[Louisiana]] [[attorney]], [[business]]man, former member and chairman of his state's Public Service Commission. He also served two nonsecutive years in the state Senate.
'''Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr.''' (born December 21, 1940), was a [[Louisiana]] [[attorney]], [[business]]man, former member and chairman of his state's Public Service Commission. He also served two nonsecutive years in the state Senate.
Lambert, while serving on the PSC, lost the 1979 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] race to [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[David C. Treen]], then of Jefferson Parish in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. A switch of 4,979 votes out of nearly 1.4 million cast, however, would have made Lambert governor by a one-vote margin. Lambert was the first Louisiana [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to lose to a Republican candidate in a statewide [[general election]].
Lambert, while serving on the PSC, lost the 1979 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] race to [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[David C. Treen]], then of Jefferson Parish in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. A switch of 4,979 votes out of nearly 1.4 million cast, however, would have made Lambert governor by a one-vote margin. Lambert was the first Louisiana [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to lose to a Republican candidate in a statewide [[general election]].
Lambert represented District 18 in the Louisiana State Senate from 1994 until 2004. His district encompassed parts of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist Parish parishes. He lives in Prairieville in Ascension Parish with his wife, Mary Gayle S. Lambert.
Lambert represented District 18 in the Louisiana State Senate from 1994 until 2004. His district encompassed parts of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist Parish parishes. He lives in Prairieville in Ascension Parish with his wife, Mary Gayle S. Lambert.
Lambert was scheduled to be a runoff candidate in general election held on November 4, 2008, for district attorney in the 23rd Judicial District, which encompasses Ascension, Assumption, and St. James parishes. He faced a fellow Democrat, assistant district attorney Ricky Babin (born c. 1962). In the October 4 nonpartisan blanket primary, Babin received 11,540 votes (34.8 percent) to Lambert's 9,370 votes (28.3 percent).
Lambert was slated to be a runoff candidate in general election held on November 4, 2008, for district attorney in the 23rd Judicial District, which encompasses Ascension, Assumption, and St. James parishes. He faced a fellow Democrat, assistant district attorney Ricky Babin (born c. 1962). In the October 4 nonpartisan blanket primary, Babin received 11,540 votes (34.8 percent) to Lambert's 9,370 votes (28.3 percent).<ref>''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate,'' October 5, 2008.</ref> Citing political divisiveness in the lengthy campaign, Lambert withdrew from the race, and Babin won by default.<ref>"Our Opinion: A twist in the DA," ''Gonzales Weekly Citizen,''October 15, 2008, p. 1.</ref>
<ref>''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate,'' October 5, 2008.</ref> Citing political divisiveness in the lengthy campaign, Lambert withdrew from the race, and Babin won by default.<ref>"Our Opinion: A twist in the DA," ''Gonzales Weekly Citizen,''October 15, 2008, p. 1.</ref>
==Education and community involvement==
==Education and community involvement==
Lambert graduated from the Capital Page School in [[Washington, D.C.]], and attended the St. Amant School in St. Amant in Ascension Parish. He obtained his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and his law degree from Loyola University in [[New Orleans]].
Lambert graduated from the Capital Page School in [[Washington, D.C.]], and attended the St. Amant School in St. Amant in Ascension Parish. He obtained his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and his law degree from Loyola University in [[New Orleans]].
Lambert is a retired captain in the Louisiana National Guard. He is a member of the Ascension [[Chamber of Commerce]], the East Ascension Sportsman League, creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Region Cancer Clinic, and is the creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Parishes Community College in Sorrento in Ascension Parish. Lambert lists his religion as [[Christianity|Christian]].
Lambert was a retired captain in the Louisiana National Guard. He is a member of the Ascension [[Chamber of Commerce]], the East Ascension Sportsman League, creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Region Cancer Clinic, and is the creator and volunteer chairman of the board of the River Parishes Community College in Sorrento in Ascension Parish. Lambert listed his religion as [[Christianity|Christian]].
==Constitutional convention delegate, 1973==
==Constitutional convention delegate, 1973==
In 2023, the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield announced the pending induction of Lambert into the prestigious body.
In 2023, the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield announced the pending induction of Lambert into the prestigious body.
==References==
==References==
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