Louis Lambert
| Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from District 18 (parts of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes) | |
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In office 1994–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Sevario |
| Succeeded by | Jody Amedee |
| Louisiana State Senator for Ascension, Livingston, and St. James parishes | |
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In office 1972–1974 |
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| Preceded by | George T. Oubre |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Falsetta |
| Louisiana Public Service Commissioner from Baton Rouge-based District 3 | |
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In office 1974–1992 |
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| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Irma Muse Dixon |
| Member of Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors | |
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In office 2002 – June 1, 2008 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1940 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Gayle S. Lambert |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Christian |
Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr. (born December 21, 1940), is a Louisiana attorney, businessman, former member and chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, and a former Louisiana state senator.
Lambert, while serving on the PSC, lost the 1979 gubernatorial race to Republican U.S. Representative David C. Treen, then of Jefferson Parish in the Third Congressional District. A switch of 4,979 votes out of nearly 1.4 million cast, however, would have made Lambert governor by a one-vote margin. Lambert was the first Louisiana Democrat to lose to a Republican candidate in a statewide general election, popularly called the runoff.
Lambert represented District 18 in the Louisiana State Senate from 1994 until 2004. His district encompassed parts of East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes. He lives in Prairieville (Ascension Parish) with his wife, Mary Gayle S. Lambert.
Lambert was to have been a major candidate in the November 4, 2008, general election for District Attorney in the 23rd Judicial District, which encompasses Ascension, Assumption, and St. James parishes. He faced a fellow Democrat, assistant district attorney Ricky Babin (born ca. 1962). In the October 4 jungle primary, Babin received 11,540 votes (34.8 percent) to Lambert's 9,370 votes (28.3 percent). Citing political divisiveness in the lengthy campaign, Lambert withdrew from the race, and Babin won by default.
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