Attorney General of Louisiana

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The Attorney General of Louisiana is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Louisiana in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing state laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional officer of Louisiana ⓘ
public office ⓘ
state attorney general ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana
canInitiate civil enforcement actions on behalf of the state ⓘ
canProsecute violations of Louisiana state law ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasDuty defends state statutes when challenged in court ⓘ
enforces state laws ⓘ
issues legal opinions to state officials ⓘ
oversees Medicaid fraud control unit ⓘ
oversees antitrust enforcement in Louisiana ⓘ
oversees consumer protection enforcement ⓘ
provides legal advice to state agencies ⓘ
represents Louisiana in federal courts ⓘ
represents Louisiana in legal matters ⓘ
represents Louisiana in the United States Supreme Court ⓘ
represents the State of Louisiana in court ⓘ
serves as chief legal officer of Louisiana ⓘ
hasJurisdiction civil law matters in Louisiana ⓘ
criminal law matters in Louisiana ⓘ
state agencies of Louisiana ⓘ
headquartersLocation Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
inception 1813 ⓘ
isPartOf Council of State Governments membership offices (by role) ⓘ
legalForm elected office ⓘ
memberOf National Association of Attorneys General ⓘ
nativeLabel Attorney General of Louisiana ⓘ
officeHolder Liz Murrill ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime January 8, 2024 ⓘ
officeLocation Louisiana Department of Justice headquarters ⓘ
officeType statewide elected office ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Louisiana state government ⓘ
positionHeldInOrganization Executive branch of Louisiana ⓘ
precededBy Jeff Landry ⓘ
rank chief legal officer of Louisiana ⓘ
represents Louisiana state agencies ⓘ
State of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana
residence Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
selectionMethod popular election ⓘ
supervises Louisiana Department of Justice ⓘ
assistant attorneys general ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Louisiana Legislature ⓘ
Louisiana judiciary ⓘ

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William H. Hunt → positionHeld → Attorney General of Louisiana ⓘ
Executive branch of Louisiana → hasOffice → Office of the Attorney General of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Louisiana
Executive branch of Louisiana → hasElectedOfficial → Attorney General of Louisiana ⓘ
Attorney General of Louisiana → nativeLabel → Attorney General of Louisiana ⓘ