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Jeff Landry
RepublicanGovernor of Louisiana| Age | 55 (b. 1970-12-23) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2024-01-01 (~2 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Cajun/Acadian descent) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1999); attended Southern University Law Center part-time (2001-2003); J.D., Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2004) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney and businessman; founded an oil-and-gas environmental services company; previously a police officer in Parks, Louisiana, and a St. Martin Parish sheriff's deputy; worked on a sugarcane farm |
| Military service | Yes: Louisiana Army National Guard (Sergeant) |
| Birthplace | St. Martinville, Louisiana |
| Marital status | Married — Sharon LeBlanc Landry |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Governor's Mansion); home base in Acadiana / New Iberia area |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2010 |
| Previous offices | U.S. Representative, Louisiana's 3rd congressional district (2011-2013) · Attorney General of Louisiana (2016-2024) |
| Leadership | President, National Association of Attorneys General (2018) · Governor of Louisiana (2024-present) |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; aligned with the Trump wing of the party. As a U.S. Representative he was a founding member of the Tea Party-aligned bloc and joined the Republican Study Committee. |
| Signature legislation | Signed law requiring display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms (2024) · Signed constitutional (permitless) concealed carry into law (2024) · Signed bills rolling back the 2017 Justice Reinvestment Initiative criminal-justice reforms and expanding death penalty methods to include nitrogen gas and electrocution (2024) · Signed congressional redistricting map creating a second majority-Black district (2024) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $3,626,017–$13,415,000 (2012) · estimate
| UST Staffing (staffing company owned by Landry) | business_owned · 2022 |
Top donors: Koch Industries · Cox Oil · Pfizer
Top industries: Oil & Gas · Lawyers/Law Firms · Pharmaceuticals
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — Campaign Funds Used for Personal Car Note (Chevy Suburban)
Between 2017 and 2019, Attorney General Jeff Landry used approximately $11,600 in campaign funds to make partial payments on a Chevy Suburban car note. The Louisiana Board of Ethics found this violated state campaign finance law but declined to impose a penalty because the statute of limitations had expired. The board issued a confidential written admonishment in November 2022.
resolved — Inaccurate Campaign Finance Report — 2019 Attorney General Race
The Louisiana Board of Ethics imposed a $2,500 fine — the maximum automatic penalty — on Jeff Landry for filing an inaccurate campaign finance report related to his 2019 attorney general campaign. This prior fine was cited by the ethics board in 2024 when it declined to waive a subsequent $100 late-filing fine.
resolved — Failure to Disclose Free Private Flights from Donor — Louisiana Ethics Board Formal Charges and Settlement
While serving as Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry accepted a private round-trip flight to Hawaii in June 2021 on a plane owned by political donor Greg Mosing (Stanton Aviation) for an Attorney General Alliance conference, and failed to disclose it as required by state ethics law. The Louisiana Board of Ethics formally charged Landry and Stanton Aviation in August 2023. After more than two years of negotiations, Landry settled in September 2025 by paying a $900 civil penalty and publicly disclosing approximately 19 instances of unreported complimentary travel valued at ~$13,540, including flights from donor Boysie Bollinger. The original Hawaii-related charges were dropped as part of the consent opinion.
resolved — Louisiana Board of Ethics charges and 2025 settlement over undisclosed private jet travel
In August 2023, while Landry was Louisiana Attorney General and running for governor, the Louisiana Board of Ethics voted to charge him with failing to report a free week-long flight to Hawaii in June 2021 aboard a private jet owned by campaign donor and businessman Greg Mosing, to attend an Attorney General Alliance conference. The board alleged this violated a law barring public servants from accepting things of economic value tied to their official duties; Mosing's LLC was charged with a corresponding violation of providing the gift. On September 5, 2025, the board agreed to drop the formal charges in a settlement under which Landry paid a $900 fine and publicly disclosed roughly 19 instances of previously unreported free travel and accommodations totaling $13,540 that he had accepted as attorney general and governor. He could have faced fines of up to $10,000 per violation had the case gone to trial.
resolved — Late Campaign Finance Report Filing — $100 Fine (2024)
Governor Jeff Landry's campaign filed the 2023 annual campaign finance report one day late in February 2024, incurring a $100 automatic fine. Landry asked the Louisiana Board of Ethics to waive the fine, claiming the report was submitted on time but failed to transmit. The board declined the waiver request in September 2024.