{{Short description|None}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Politics of Louisiana}} The office of '''attorney general of Louisiana''' ({{langx|fr|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."<ref>Constitution of Louisiana, Article IV, §8.</ref>

The current attorney general, [[Liz Murrill]] has been in office since January 8, 2024.

==Territory of Orleans (1804&ndash;1812)==

*John Mahlon Dickens 1804–1807 *[[James Brown (Louisiana)|James Brown]] 1807–1809 *[[Francois Xavier Martin]] 1809–1810 *[[Louis Moreau-Lislet]] 1810–1812

==State of Louisiana (1812–present)== {| class="wikitable" !#!!Image!!Name!!Political party!!Term of office |-{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |1 |[[File:Francois-Xavier Martin.jpg|60px]] |[[Francois Xavier Martin]] |[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |1812–1815<ref name= "Former AGs">{{citeweb|url=https://www.naag.org/attorneys-general/past-attorneys-general/louisiana-former-attorney-general/|title=Louisiana Former Attorneys General|publisher=[[National Association of Attorneys General]]|access-date=August 26, 2025}}</ref> |-{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |2 |[[File:Artist Jacques Amans or Jean Joseph Vaudechamp Étienne Mazureau, 1840-43.png|60px]] |[[Etienne Mazureau]] |Democratic-Republican |1815–1817<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |3 | |[[Louis Moreau-Lislet]] |Democratic-Republican |1817–1819<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |4 |[[File:Thomas Bolling Robertson.jpg|60px]] |[[Thomas B. Robertson]] |Democratic-Republican |1819–1821<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |5 |[[File:Artist Jacques Amans or Jean Joseph Vaudechamp Étienne Mazureau, 1840-43.png|60px]] |[[Etienne Mazureau]] |Democratic-Republican |1821–1824<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |- |6 | |[[Isaac Trimble Preston]] | |1824–1828<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |- |7 |[[File:Alonzo Morphy.jpg|60px]] |[[Alonzo Morphy]] | |1828–1830<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/National Republican}} |8 |[[File:George Eustis.jpg|60px]] |[[George Eustis, Sr.]] |[[National Republican Party|National Republican]] |1830–1833<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Whig}} |9 |[[File:Artist Jacques Amans or Jean Joseph Vaudechamp Étienne Mazureau, 1840-43.png|60px]] |[[Etienne Mazureau]] |[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] |1833–1841<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Whig}} |10 |[[File:Appletons' Roselius Christian.jpg|60px]] |[[Christian Roselius]] |Whig |1841–1843<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |- |11 | |[[Isaac Trimble Preston]] | |1843–1846<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |- |12 | |[[William Augustus Elmore]] | |1846-1850<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |13 |[[File:IsaacJohnson.jpg|60px]] |[[Isaac Johnson (politician)|Isaac Johnson]] |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |1850–1854<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |14 | |[[Isaac Edward Morse]] |Democratic |1854–1856<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |15 |[[File:Portrait of Edwin Warren Moïse by Theodore Sidney Moïse.jpg|60px]] |[[E. Warren Moise]] |Democratic |1856–1860<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |16 |[[File:Thomas Jenkins Semmes.png|60px]] |[[Thomas Jenkins Semmes]] |Democratic |1860–1864<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |17 | |Flavillus Sidney Goode |Democratic |1864–1865<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |18 | |[[Andrew S. Herron]] |Democratic |1865<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |19 | |[[B. L. Lynch]] |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |1865–1867<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |20 | |Simeon Belden |Republican |1868–1871<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |21 | |[[Alexander Pope Field]] |Republican |1872–1876<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |22 |[[File:William-Henry-Hunt.jpg|60px]] |[[William H. Hunt]] |Republican |1876<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |23 | |[[Hiram R. Steele]] |Democratic |1876–1877<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |24 |[[File:Horatio Nash Ogden (1840-1883).jpg|60px]] |Horatio Nash Ogden |Democratic |1877–1880<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |25 | |James C. Egan |Democratic |1880–1884<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |26 |[[File:Milton Joseph Cunningham 29983218 123060565697.jpg|60px]] |[[Milton Joseph Cunningham]] |Democratic |1884–1888<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |27 | |Walter Henry Rogers |Democratic |1888–1892<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |28 |[[File:Milton Joseph Cunningham 29983218 123060565697.jpg|60px]] |[[Milton Joseph Cunningham]] |Democratic |1892–1900<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |29 |[[File:WalterGuion (3x4a).jpg|60px]] |[[Walter Guion]] |Democratic |1900–1912<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |30 |[[File:Ruffin Golson Pleasant.jpg|60px]] |[[Ruffin G. Pleasant]] |Democratic |1912–1916<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |31 |[[File:Attorney General Coco of Louisiana (cropped).jpg|60px]] |Adolphe V. Coco |Democratic |1916–1924<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |32 | |Percy Saint |Democratic |1924–1932<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |33 | |[[Gaston L. Porterie]] |Democratic |1932–1939<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |34 | |James B. Ellison |Democratic |1939<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |35 | |Lessley P. Gardiner |Democratic |1939–1940<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |36 | |Eugene Stanley |Democratic |1940–1944<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |37 | |[[Fred S. LeBlanc]] |Democratic |1944–1948<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |38 | |[[Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.]] |Democratic |1948–1952<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |39 | |[[Fred S. LeBlanc]] |Democratic |1952–1956<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |40 |[[File:JPFG 1956 Winans Photo headshot (1).jpg|60px]] |[[Jack P. F. Gremillion|Jack P.F. Gremillion]] |Democratic |1956–1972<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |41 | |[[William J. Guste]] |Democratic |1972–1992<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |42 | |[[Richard Ieyoub]] |Democratic |1992–2004<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |43 | |[[Charles Foti]] |Democratic |2004–2008<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |rowspan=2|44 |rowspan=2|[[File:Buddy Caldwell.jpg|60px]] |rowspan=2|[[Buddy Caldwell|James D. "Buddy" Caldwell]] |Democratic |2008–2011<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |2011–2016<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |45 |[[File:Jeff Landry March 2023 (cropped).jpg|60px]] |[[Jeff Landry]] |Republican |2016–2024<ref name= "Former AGs"/> |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |rowspan=2|46 |rowspan=2|[[File:Liz Murrill at Select Subcommittee Hearing (cropped).png|60px]] |rowspan=2|[[Liz Murrill]] |Republican |2024–present<ref name= "Current AG">{{citeweb|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical|title=Attorney General|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|date=November 18, 2023|access-date=August 26, 2025}}</ref> |}

==Notes and sources== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.ag.state.la.us/ Louisiana Attorney General] official website

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