Jeff Landry’s time spent helming Louisiana’s Attorney General office was defined by a litany of ethical failings. Over the course of 15 years spent running for public office, Landry funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars of campaign dollars back into the coffers of his own staffing company – whose staff lists are not public – in an apparent circumvention of standard public transparency practices. During his time at the AG, Landry was also accused of giving preferential treatment to a pedophile with political connections, which ultimately led a former prosecutor to sue the Attorney General.
Additionally, after Landry’s Deputy Attorney General, Pat Magee, was investigated for sexual harassment in 2021, Landry attacked journalists for reporting on the investigation and similarly attacked Magee’s accusers.
Landry has also been accused of multiple quid pro quos while occupying Louisiana’s AGs office, including when he hired Shane Guidry – a top Landry campaign donor and owner of an oil service firm – to taxpayers’ payroll. Landry later served in a lucrative position on the board of Guidry’s company, Harvey Gulf LLC, generating him between $50,000 and $100,000 according to 2020 disclosures. Despite criticism of the relationship and Landry’s place on the board, Landry only stepped away from Harvey Gulf in late 2022, in aid of his gubernatorial bid. In 2016, following a political opponent’s endorsement, Landry also hired said endorser’s daughter to the Attorney General’s fraud department despite her criminal record for credit card fraud.
Landry was RAGA’s Chair from 2019 – 2020, Louisiana’s Attorney General from 2016 – 2024, and now sits in Louisiana’s Governor’s office.
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