Governor of Louisiana

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The Governor of Louisiana is the state's chief executive officer, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and administration in Louisiana.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government position ⓘ
public office ⓘ
state executive office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Louisiana ⓘ
branch Executive branch of Louisiana ⓘ
category Governors of Louisiana ⓘ
commanderInChiefOf Louisiana National Guard when not federalized ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Louisiana of 1974 ⓘ
Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
electionType statewide election ⓘ
eligibleVoters citizens of Louisiana meeting voting requirements ⓘ
firstHolder William C. C. Claiborne ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver executive branch of the Government of Louisiana ⓘ
headOfGovernmentFor State of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana
inception 1812 ⓘ
jurisdiction State government of Louisiana ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
memberOf National Governors Association ⓘ
Southern Governors' Association ⓘ
nativeLabel Gouverneur de la Louisiane ⓘ
officeCreatedBy admission of Louisiana to the Union in 1812 ⓘ
officeHolder Jeff Landry ⓘ
officeHolderTitle Governor ⓘ
partOf Government of Louisiana ⓘ
positionHeldBy Jeff Landry ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest-ranking executive official in Louisiana state government ⓘ
power line-item veto authority over appropriations bills ⓘ
power to appoint heads of many state departments and boards ⓘ
power to call special sessions of the Louisiana Legislature ⓘ
power to grant reprieves, pardons, and commutations under Louisiana law ⓘ
veto power over legislation passed by the Louisiana Legislature ⓘ
precededBy Colonial governors of Louisiana ⓘ
residence Louisiana Governor's Mansion ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of Louisiana state government ⓘ
guiding public policy in Louisiana ⓘ
implementing state laws in Louisiana ⓘ
overseeing state agencies in Louisiana ⓘ
preparing the state budget of Louisiana ⓘ
seat Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
selectionMethod popular vote ⓘ
startTimeOfCurrentIncumbent 2024-01-08 ⓘ
style The Honorable ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
termLimits two consecutive terms ⓘ
votingSystem nonpartisan blanket primary ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louisiana Constitution → authorizes → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Huey P. Long → positionHeld → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Bobby Jindal → positionHeld → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Louisiana Governor’s Mansion → governingBody → Office of the Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Louisiana
Governor of Louisiana → precededBy → Colonial governors of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Louisiana
Governor of Louisiana → category → Governors of Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Louisiana
Executive branch of Louisiana → hasElectedOfficial → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana → isDeputyOf → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal → positionHeld → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
subject linked to: Piyush
Robert F. Kennon → positionHeld → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
President of the Louisiana Senate → appointedBy → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
President of the Louisiana Senate → cooperatesWith → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Louisiana notaries → commissionIssuedBy → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
Huey P. Long → positionHeld → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
subject linked to: Long political family
Louisiana Air National Guard → canBeActivatedBy → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
statue of Huey P. Long → associatedWithOffice → Governor of Louisiana ⓘ