Walt Leger, III
| Walt Leger | |
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| Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office January 9, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Joel Robideaux |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 91st district |
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Assumed office January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jalila Jefferson-Bullock |
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| Born | June 22, 1978 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Danielle Doiron |
| Education |
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA) Tulane University (JD) |
Walter J. Leger III, known as Walt Leger (born June 22, 1978; surname pronounced leh-ZHAY), is Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the representative for District 91, which includes Central City, Uptown, the Lower Garden District, the Irish Channel, parts of Broadmoor, Gert Town, and Hollygrove in New Orleans, Louisiana. Leger is a member of the Democratic Party.
Leger was the choice of Governor John Bel Edwards to become Speaker, effective January 11, 2016. By custom, the governor chose the House Speaker in Louisiana, but lawmakers on a second ballot instead chose another Republican Speaker, Taylor Barras of New Iberia. The House retained Leger for another term as Speaker pro tempore.
Leger is the oldest of three children of Walter, Jr., and Cathy Buras Vidos. He is married to the former Danielle Marie Doiron of Houma in Terrebonne Parish and the father of Catherine "Cate" Victoria Leger born August 22, 2016. Leger was born and raised in St. Bernard Parish in Arabi, Louisiana. Leger graduated summa cum laude from Jesuit High School (New Orleans) in 1996 and went on to receive his B.A. in political science from Louisiana State University in 2000, and Tulane University School of Lawl in 2003 with a Certificate in Admiralty and Maritime Law.
During his time at LSU, his passion for public service was ignited while working for U.S. Senator John Breaux in Washington D.C. After graduating with many honors, he returned to New Orleans and attended Tulane University Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor with a certificate of specialization in Admiralty & Maritime Law in 2003. Additionally, he served as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Judge Morey Leonard Sear, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He has been called upon to lecture at Continuing Legal Education programs for lawyers and has also lectured at Tulane University Law School, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Tulane University, and the Loyola University New Orleans's Institute of Politics.
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