PROFILPELAJAR.COM

The office of attorney general of Louisiana (French: Procureur général de la Louisiane) 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."^[1]

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)

#	Name	Political party	Term of office
1	Francois Xavier Martin	Democratic-Republican	1812–1815
2	Etienne Mazureau	Democratic-Republican	1815–1817
3	Louis Moreau-Lislet	Democratic-Republican	1817–1819
4	Thomas B. Robertson	Democratic-Republican	1819–1821
5	Etienne Mazureau	Democratic-Republican	1821–1824
6	Isaac Trimble Preston		1824–1828
7	Alonzo Morphy		1828–1830
8	George Eustis, Sr.	National Republican	1830–1833
9	Etienne Mazureau	Whig	1833–1841
10	Christian Roselius	Whig	1841–1843
11	Isaac Trimble Preston		1843–1846
12	William Augustus Elmore		1846-1850
13	Isaac Johnson	Democratic	1850–1854
14	Isaac Edward Morse	Democratic	1854–1856
15	E. Warren Moise	Democratic	1856–1860
16	Thomas Jenkins Semmes	Democratic	1860–1864
17	Flavillus Sidney Goode	Democratic	1864–1865
18	Andrew S. Herron	Democratic	1865
19	B. L. Lynch	Republican	1865–1867
20	Simeon Belden	Republican	1868–1871
21	Alexander Pope Field	Republican	1872–1876
22	William H. Hunt	Republican	1876
23	Hiram R. Steele	Democratic	1876–1877
24	Horatio Nash Ogden	Democratic	1877–1880
25	James C. Egan	Democratic	1880–1884
26	Milton Joseph Cunningham	Democratic	1884–1888
27	Walter Henry Rogers	Democratic	1888–1892
28	Milton Joseph Cunningham	Democratic	1892–1900
29	Walter Guion	Democratic	1900–1912
30	Ruffin G. Pleasant	Democratic	1912–1916
31	Adolphe V. Coco	Democratic	1916–1924
32	Percy Saint	Democratic	1924–1932
33	Gaston L. Porterie	Democratic	1932–1939
34	James B. Ellison	Democratic	1939
35	Lessley P. Gardiner	Democratic	1939–1940
36	Eugene Stanley	Democratic	1940–1944
37	Fred S. LeBlanc	Democratic	1944–1948
38	Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.	Democratic	1948–1952
39	Fred S. LeBlanc	Democratic	1952–1956
40	Jack P.F. Gremillion	Democratic	1956–1972
41	William J. Guste	Democratic	1972–1992
42	Richard Ieyoub	Democratic	1992–2004
43	Charles Foti	Democratic	2004–2008
44	James D. "Buddy" Caldwell	Democratic	2008–2011
44	James D. "Buddy" Caldwell	Republican	2011–2016
45	Jeff Landry	Republican	2016–2024
46	Liz Murrill	Republican	2024–present