The office of attorney general of Louisiana () has existed since the colonial period. Under Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the attorney general is elected statewide for a four-year term and is the chief legal officer of the state. Additionally, "the attorney general shall have authority (1) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any civil action or proceeding; (2) upon the written request of a district attorney, to advise and assist in the prosecution of any criminal case; and (3) for cause, when authorized by the court which would have original jurisdiction and subject to judicial review, (a) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any criminal action or proceeding, or (b) to supersede any attorney representing the state in any civil or criminal action.
The attorney general shall exercise other powers and perform other duties authorized by this constitution or by law."Constitution of Louisiana, Article IV, §8.
The current attorney general, Liz Murrill has been in office since January 8, 2024.
Territory of Orleans (1804–1812)
John Mahlon Dickens 1804–1807 James Brown 1807–1809 Francois Xavier Martin 1809–1810 Louis Moreau-Lislet 1810–1812
State of Louisiana (1812–present) #ImageNamePolitical partyTerm of office1Francois Xavier MartinDemocratic-Republican1812–18152Etienne MazureauDemocratic-Republican1815–18173Louis Moreau-LisletDemocratic-Republican1817–18194Thomas B. RobertsonDemocratic-Republican1819–18215Etienne MazureauDemocratic-Republican1821–18246Isaac Trimble Preston1824–18287Alonzo Morphy1828–18308George Eustis, Sr.National Republican1830–18339Etienne MazureauWhig1833–184110Christian RoseliusWhig1841–184311Isaac Trimble Preston1843–184612William Augustus Elmore1846-185013Isaac JohnsonDemocratic1850–185414Isaac Edward MorseDemocratic1854–185615E. Warren MoiseDemocratic1856–186016Thomas Jenkins SemmesDemocratic1860–186417Flavillus Sidney GoodeDemocratic1864–186518Andrew S. HerronDemocratic186519B. L. LynchRepublican1865–186720Simeon BeldenRepublican1868–187121Alexander Pope FieldRepublican1872–187622William H. HuntRepublican187623Hiram R. SteeleRepublican1876–187724Horatio Nash OgdenDemocratic1877–188025James C. EganDemocratic1880–188426Milton Joseph CunninghamDemocratic1884–188827Walter Henry RogersDemocratic1888–189228Milton Joseph CunninghamDemocratic1892–190029Walter GuionDemocratic1900–191230Ruffin G. PleasantDemocratic1912–191631Adolphe V. CocoDemocratic1916–192432Percy SaintDemocratic1924–193233Gaston L. PorterieDemocratic1932–193934James B. EllisonDemocratic193935Lessley P. GardinerDemocratic1939–194036Eugene StanleyDemocratic1940–194437Fred S. LeBlancDemocratic1944–194838Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.Democratic1948–195239Fred S. LeBlancDemocratic1952–195640Jack P.F. GremillionDemocratic1956–197241William J. GusteDemocratic1972–199242Richard IeyoubDemocratic1992–200443Charles FotiDemocratic2004–200844James D. "Buddy" CaldwellDemocratic2008–2011Republican2011–201645Jeff LandryRepublican2016–202446Liz MurrillRepublican2024–present
Notes and sources
External links Louisiana Attorney General official website