Loulan Pitre, Jr.
| Loulan J. Pitre Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 54 (Lafourche and Jefferson parishes) |
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In office 2000–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Mitch Theriot |
| Succeeded by | Jerry "Truck" Gisclair |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1961 |
| Political party | Republican / later Independent |
| Relations | Holland Pitre (brother), Wayne Pitre (brother), Glen Pitre (brother), Tiffany Peperone Pitre (wife) |
| Parents | Loulan, Sr., and Emelia Chabert Pitre |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University A.B. |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
December 1961
Cut Off, Lafourche Parish
Harvard University A.B.
Loulan J. Pitre Jr. (born December 1961), is a lawyer in New Orleans, Louisiana whose practice centers upon energy and environmental matters. He was educated at Harvard University (A.B. magna cum laude, 1983) and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1986). He is particularly known for his work relating to disputes in which landowners and public entities allege environmental damage from the exploration and production of petroleum and natural gas. He is Partner in Charge of Kelly Hart & Pitre, the Louisiana offices of the Kelly Hart law firm. In 2015, he was named New Orleans "Lawyer of the Year" for Environmental Litigation by the group Best Lawyers. In addition to his legal practice, Pitre is a part-time faculty member at the Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans. He has extensive legal publications. Pitre is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 54 in his native Lafourche Parish, with one precinct as well in Jefferson Parish, in the southern portion of his state.
Pitre is the youngest of four sons born in Cut Off on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, to Loulan Pitre, Sr. (1921-2010), and the former Emelia Chabert (born 1925). The senior Pitre fought in many Pacific battles in World War II, including Iwo Jima. He was present too at the V-J Day Japanese surrender. He was a fisherman and boat captain but relished his other roles as an actor and a debater who went out of his way to stir up controversy. He even gave acting tips to Robert Duvall in the 1986 film, Belizaire the Cajun, in which Duval played a preacher and Pitre a sheriff. The picture was written and directed by Glen Pitre, the son of Loulan, Sr., and an older brother of Loulan Jr. Loulan's other two brothers, Holland and Wayne, are physicians who specialized in dermatology.
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