Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane | |
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Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Trasimond Landry |
Formation | 1846 |
Succession | 1st |
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]