The office ofattorney general of Louisiana (French:Procureur général de la Louisiane) has existed since the colonial period. Under Article IV, Section 8 of theConstitution 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 authority (1) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any civil action or proceeding; (2) upon the written request of a district attorney, to advise and assist in the prosecution of any criminal case; and (3) for cause, when authorized by the court which would have original jurisdiction and subject to judicial review, (a) to institute, prosecute, or intervene in any criminal action or proceeding, or (b) to supersede any attorney representing the state in any civil or criminal action.

The attorney general shall exercise other powers and perform other duties authorized by this constitution or by law."^[1]

The current attorney general,Liz Murrill has been in office since January 8, 2024.

• John Mahlon Dickens 1804–1807
• James Brown 1807–1809
• Francois Xavier Martin 1809–1810
• Louis Moreau-Lislet 1810–1812

#	Image	Name	Political party	Term of office
1		Francois Xavier Martin	Democratic-Republican	1812–1815[2]
2		Etienne Mazureau	Democratic-Republican	1815–1817[2]
3		Louis Moreau-Lislet	Democratic-Republican	1817–1819[2]
4		Thomas B. Robertson	Democratic-Republican	1819–1821[2]
5		Etienne Mazureau	Democratic-Republican	1821–1824[2]
6		Isaac Trimble Preston		1824–1828[2]
7		Alonzo Morphy		1828–1830[2]
8		George Eustis, Sr.	National Republican	1830–1833[2]
9		Etienne Mazureau	Whig	1833–1841[2]
10		Christian Roselius	Whig	1841–1843[2]
11		Isaac Trimble Preston		1843–1846[2]
12		William Augustus Elmore		1846-1850[2]
13		Isaac Johnson	Democratic	1850–1854[2]
14		Isaac Edward Morse	Democratic	1854–1856[2]
15		E. Warren Moise	Democratic	1856–1860[2]
16		Thomas Jenkins Semmes	Democratic	1860–1864[2]
17		Flavillus Sidney Goode	Democratic	1864–1865[2]
18		Andrew S. Herron	Democratic	1865[2]
19		B. L. Lynch	Republican	1865–1867[2]
20		Simeon Belden	Republican	1868–1871[2]
21		Alexander Pope Field	Republican	1872–1876[2]
22		William H. Hunt	Republican	1876[2]
23		Hiram R. Steele	Democratic	1876–1877[2]
24		Horatio Nash Ogden	Democratic	1877–1880[2]
25		James C. Egan	Democratic	1880–1884[2]
26		Milton Joseph Cunningham	Democratic	1884–1888[2]
27		Walter Henry Rogers	Democratic	1888–1892[2]
28		Milton Joseph Cunningham	Democratic	1892–1900[2]
29		Walter Guion	Democratic	1900–1912[2]
30		Ruffin G. Pleasant	Democratic	1912–1916[2]
31		Adolphe V. Coco	Democratic	1916–1924[2]
32		Percy Saint	Democratic	1924–1932[2]
33		Gaston L. Porterie	Democratic	1932–1939[2]
34		James B. Ellison	Democratic	1939[2]
35		Lessley P. Gardiner	Democratic	1939–1940[2]
36		Eugene Stanley	Democratic	1940–1944[2]
37		Fred S. LeBlanc	Democratic	1944–1948[2]
38		Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.	Democratic	1948–1952[2]
39		Fred S. LeBlanc	Democratic	1952–1956[2]
40		Jack P.F. Gremillion	Democratic	1956–1972[2]
41		William J. Guste	Democratic	1972–1992[2]
42		Richard Ieyoub	Democratic	1992–2004[2]
43		Charles Foti	Democratic	2004–2008[2]
44		James D. "Buddy" Caldwell	Democratic	2008–2011[2]
			Republican	2011–2016[2]
45		Jeff Landry	Republican	2016–2024[2]
46		Liz Murrill	Republican	2024–present[3]

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