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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Sandra Smith "Sandy" Thompson<br>
| name = Sandra Smith "Sandy" Thompson<br>
(Louisiana conservationist, government administrator, and businesswoman)
(Louisiana conservationist<br> government administrator<br> and businesswoman)
| birth_date=October 4, 1946
| birth_date=October 4, 1946
| birth_place=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]],[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]<br>
| birth_place=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]],[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]<br>
Two children
Two children
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|religion=[[Church of Christ]]
|religion=[[Church of Christ]]}}
}}
'''Sandra Smith Thompson''', sometimes known as '''Sandy Thompson''' (born October 4, 1946), is a former [[Louisiana]] state administrator and conservationist who retired in 2007 from the directorship of the Atchafalaya River Basin Program.
'''Sandra Smith Thompson''', sometimes known as '''Sandy Thompson''' (born October 4, 1946), is a former [[Louisiana]] state administrator and conservationist who retired in 2007 from the directorship of the Atchafalaya River Basin Program.
== Biography ==
==Biography==
Thompson was reared on a farm near [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeast Louisiana. She graduated in 1964 from Neville High School in Monroe and received her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[government]] from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She procured a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlouisiana.org/s3web/1002087/docs/Constitutional%20Amendment%20Archive/CA1979_Sept.pdf|title=Sandra S. Thompson, p. 14|publisher=parlouisiana.org|accessdate=October 7, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111144243/http://www.parlouisiana.org/s3web/1002087/docs/Constitutional%20Amendment%20Archive/CA1979_Sept.pdf|archivedate=November 11, 2014|df=}}</ref>
Thompson was reared on a farm near [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeast Louisiana. She graduated in 1964 from Neville High School in Monroe and received her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[government]] from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She procured a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111144243/http://www.parlouisiana.org/s3web/1002087/docs/Constitutional%20Amendment%20Archive/CA1979_Sept.pdf|title=Sandra S. Thompson|page=14|publisher=Parlouisiana.org|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}</ref>
Her career in state government began in the 1970s when she worked in the office of then Secretary of State Wade Ober Martin, Jr. She was named director of the Atchafalaya Basin Division of the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. The lieutenant governor now heads Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
Her career in state government began in the 1970s when she worked in the office of then Secretary of State Wade Ober Martin, Jr. She was named director of the Atchafalaya Basin Division of the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. The lieutenant governor now heads Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.