Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
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Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane Vicegobernador de Luisiana | |
since January 11, 2016 | |
Government of Louisiana | |
Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Trasimond Landry |
Formation | 1846 |
Succession | 1st |
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The lieutenant governor of Louisiana (French: Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane; Spanish: Vicegobernador de Luisiana) is the second highest state office in Louisiana. The current lieutenant governor is Billy Nungesser, a Republican. The lieutenant governor is also the commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism.
Paul J. Hardy, who served from 1988 to 1992, was the first Republican to be elected to the position since the Reconstruction Era.