Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane
Incumbent
Billy Nungesser

since January 11, 2016
AppointerPopular election
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderTrasimond Landry
Formation1846
Succession1st

The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (French: Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the second highest state office in Louisiana. The current lieutenant governor is Billy Nungesser, a Republican. The Lieutenant Governor is the commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism. They are elected separately than from the governor.[1]

  1. Louisiana. Report of the Secretary of State to His Excellency W.W. Heard, Governor of the State of Louisiana. May 12th, 1902. [Baton Rouge]: Baton Rouge news Pub. Co., State printers, 1902. p 325

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