Mike Edmonson
| Mike Edmonson | |
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| 25th Louisiana State Police Superintendent | |
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In office January 2008 – March 24, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Stanley Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Wayne Reeves |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michael David Edmonson September 19, 1958 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Helen Owens Achord (divorced) (2) Suzanne Maglone Edmonson |
| Children | Brittney and Michael David Edmonson, Jr. |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Holy Savior Menard Central High School FBI National Academy |
| Occupation | Law enforcement officer |
Holy Savior Menard Central High School
Michael David "Mike" Edmonson (born September 19, 1958) is the former superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, with service from January 2008 until March 24, 2017. Thus far, he is the longest serving of the Louisiana state police superintendents. Edmonson was appointed by Republican Governor Bobby Jindal. Jindal's successor, Democrat John Bel Edwards, accepted Edmonson's letter of resignation after a dispute about troopers mishandling their expense accounts while at a conference in San Diego, California.
A native of Alexandria, Louisiana, Edmonson graduated in 1976 from Holy Savior Menard Central High School, where he played on a state championship baseball team. He then attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He was a walk-on baseball player at LSU but was permanently sidelined by a knee injury while playing basketball. Edmonson recalls with humor that he, a Roman Catholic, was playing basketball on a Southern Baptist team at a Methodist church when the accident occurred.
Edmonson was first married to the former Helen Owens (born July 1964), daughter of Francis "Fritz" D. Owens (1934-2013), a piano player, music teacher, and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and the former Virginia Lynne Gardiner of Zirconia in Henderson County in western North Carolina. From this marriage, he has two grown children, Brittney and Michael Edmonson, Jr. Helen is now married to Wyatt Joseph Achord (born November 1970); the couple resides in Livingston near Baton Rouge. In 2014, Edmonson traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, so that his son could run in the 118th Boston Marathon.
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