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Elizabeth Murrill (née Baker; born 1963/1964) [1] is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Republican Party, she has served as the 46th attorney general of Louisiana since January 2024. Prior to this, she served as solicitor general of Louisiana from 2015 to 2024. [2]
Baker is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area , and had a population of 12,455 at the 2020 census , [ 3 ] down from 13,895 at the 2010 U.S. census .
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-year term and is the chief legal officer of the state. Additionally, "the attorney general shall have ...
Louisiana attorneys general (1 C, 33 P) B. Lawyers from Baton Rouge, Louisiana (28 P) C. Louisiana city attorneys ... M. Miller Baker; Larry S. Bankston;
The office of Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was formally created in 1846 as the chief executive of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [1] which has been the state capital of Louisiana continuously since 1849 (except for a brief time during and after the Civil War when Opelousas, Shreveport, or New Orleans held that title).
The 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 18, 2023, to elect the next attorney general of Louisiana, with the first round occurring on October 14. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry retired to successfully run for governor , leading to an open race. [ 1 ]
Caldwelll was elected Attorney General of Louisiana elected as a Democrat in 2007, defeating Republican Royal Alexander. [1] He became a member of the Republican Party in 2011. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Prior to his party switch, he was the only Democrat state attorney general to challenge the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Parker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1949 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1952. He was in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954, remaining in the United States Army Reserve until 1964.