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'''James Edward Fitzmorris, Jr.''', known as '''Jimmy Fitzmorris''' or just '''Fitz''' (November 15, 1921 – June 30 2021),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/james-fitzmorris-obituary?pid=199339849|title=James Edward Fitzmorris, Jr., obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 5, 2021|accessdate=July 6, 2021}}</ref>
'''James Edward Fitzmorris, Jr.''', known as '''Jimmy Fitzmorris''' or just '''Fitz''' (November 15, 1921 – June 30 2021),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/james-fitzmorris-obituary?pid=199339849|title=James Edward Fitzmorris, Jr., obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=July 5, 2021|accessdate=July 6, 2021}}</ref>
was a [[business]]man and civic leader who was the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] lieutenant governor of [[Louisiana]] from 1972 to 1980, during the first two of the four terms of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. He was the first full-time lieutenant governor in state history; in his first term, prior to implementation of the Constitution of 1974, he was the last lieutenant governor whose duties included presiding over the state Senate. Now the office is charged with promoting [[tourism]] and recreation.
In 1979, he ran third in the nonpartisan blanket primary for governor. In 1983, he was unsuccessful is his effort to regain the lieutenant governor's office from his successor, [[Robert Freeman]], a fellow Democrat.
In 1979, he ran third in the nonpartisan blanket primary for governor. In 1983, he was unsuccessful is his effort to regain the lieutenant governor's office from his successor, [[Robert Freeman]], a fellow Democrat.