AG Landry will speak at Chamber luncheon

The public is invited to attend a St. Mary Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon April 14 at the Petroleum Club in Morgan City. Guest speaker will be Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.
The event is being sponsored by the Pelican Companies of America LLC. RSVP to either Chamber office, 985-384-3830 in Morgan City or 337-828-5608 in Franklin. Nonmembers are welcome to attend.
After his election in 2016, Landry has taken part in efforts to reform Louisiana’s Department of Justice which he leads; and he created the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation to fight crime.
He created the Louisiana Solicitor General’s Office to handle major litigation, including national cases that impact Louisiana as these cases made their way to the national Supreme Court.
Landry was chosen as the national president of the Bipartisan National Association of Attorneys General. He has been seen representing Louisiana from the halls in Washington to national TV on FOX News, CNN and C-Span.
Landry served a term in Congress from the 3rd Congressional District. He won election in 2010 after defeating longtime state legislator Hunt Downer in a Republican primary.
Landry lost a bid for reelection after the post-Census reapportionment eliminated one of Louisiana’s seven congressional districts. Redistricting put Landry in a district with another incumbent, Charles Boustany, to whom Landry lost in 2012.
During his time in Washington, Landry drew attention by holding up a sign saying “Drilling = Jobs” during an address by then-President Barack Obama. At the time, the energy industry was opposing a drilling moratorium imposed after the 2010 BP oil spill.