Richard Phillip Ieyoub, Sr. (born August 11, 1944) is an American attorney and politician from the
state
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of
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
. He served as the
attorney general of Louisiana
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-yea ...
from 1992 to 2004.
Ieyoub's father, Philip, emigrated from Lebanon to Lake Charles, Louisiana, and his mother, Virginia, was a first-generation Lebanese American.
Ieyoub was inducted into the
Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame located in Winnfield, Louisiana. Created by a 1987 act of the Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature (french: Législature d'État de Louisiane) ...
in 2016.
References
External links
''Ieyoub and Jefferson weigh political futures''- 8/18/2005, source unknown
''State Attorney General Actions, the Tobacco Litigation, and the Doctrine of Parens Patriae''
- Working abstract by Theodore Eisenburg and Richard Ieyoub
''Richard Ieyoub envisions NASCAR gold''
- Capitol Watch, 9/5/03
*''Who's Who in America'', 2006
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1944 births
American legal scholars
American politicians of Lebanese descent
District attorneys in Louisiana
Living people
Louisiana Attorneys General
Louisiana Democrats
Louisiana State University alumni
McNeese State University alumni
Politicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Politicians from Lake Charles, Louisiana