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

Wikipedia

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)

campaign-finance · 2017-01-01 · Louisiana Board of Ethics · Board found a violation of state campaign finance law but took no enforcement action, citing that the statute of limitations had expired. A confidential warning letter was sent to Landry's attorney on November 18, 2022, admonishing him not to use campaign funds for car payments in the future. No penalty was imposed.

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.

Sources: The Advocate · KTBS

resolved — Inaccurate Campaign Finance Report — 2019 Attorney General Race

campaign-finance · 2019-01-01 · Louisiana Board of Ethics · Landry was assessed the maximum automatic penalty of $2,500 for filing an inaccurate campaign finance report related to his 2019 attorney general re-election race. Fine was paid.

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.

Sources: Louisiana Illuminator · Yahoo News / Louisiana Illuminator

resolved — Public-Records Lawsuit Against Reporter Andrea Gallo — Court Ruled Against Landry, Ordered to Pay Attorney's Fees

abuse-of-office · 2021-02-05 · As Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry sued Advocate/Times-Picayune reporter Andrea Gallo in February 2021 to block release of a public-records request she had filed seeking documents from an internal investigation into sexual-harassment complaints against Pat Magee, the head of Landry's criminal division. Landry's office had initially told Gallo she would receive the records, then reversed course and sued her rather than comply with the state's Public Records Law. Judge Timothy Kelley of the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge ruled against Landry, ordering the office to release the investigative document (with names of accusers/witnesses redacted) and ordering Landry's office to pay 25 hours of Gallo's attorney's fees at $225/hour ($5,625 total). The judge declined to also impose the $100-per-day statutory penalty for arbitrary and capricious withholding that Gallo's side had sought. The suit drew national criticism from press-freedom groups and the ACLU of Louisiana as a retaliatory attempt to suppress scrutiny of harassment allegations in Landry's office. · Court ordered release of the withheld public record and ordered Landry's office to pay $5,625 in the reporter's attorney's fees; request for additional statutory penalty was denied.

As Attorney General, Landry sued a reporter to block a public-records request tied to sexual-harassment complaints against a top aide; a judge ruled against him, ordered the records released, and ordered his office to pay the reporter's attorney's fees.

Sources: Louisiana Illuminator · The Advocate · WAFB · ACLU of Louisiana

resolved — Failure to Disclose Free Private Flights from Donor — Louisiana Ethics Board Formal Charges and Settlement

ethics-violation · 2021-06-01 · Louisiana Board of Ethics · The Louisiana Board of Ethics formally charged Landry in August 2023 for failing to disclose a 2021 private flight to Hawaii on donor Greg Mosing's plane (Stanton Aviation). The charges were settled on September 5, 2025: Landry paid a $900 civil penalty, disclosed a total of approximately 19 undisclosed complimentary trips valued at $13,540 (spanning 2021–2025 as attorney general and governor), and agreed to comply with future disclosure requirements. All formal charges were dropped as part of the consent opinion.

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.

Sources: WWNO / Louisiana Public Radio · WAFB · The Times-Picayune / NOLA.com · Louisiana Illuminator · Washington Post

resolved — Late Campaign Finance Report Filing — $100 Fine (2024)

campaign-finance · 2024-02-01 · Louisiana Board of Ethics · The Louisiana Board of Ethics imposed a $100 automatic fine for filing the 2023 annual campaign finance report one day late. Landry requested the fine be waived; the board declined in September 2024 without public discussion.

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.

Sources: Louisiana Illuminator · KSLA