Walt Leger III

Walt Leger
Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 2012 – January 13, 2020
Preceded byJoel Robideaux
Succeeded byTanner Magee
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 91st district
In office
January 14, 2008 – January 13, 2020
Preceded byJalila Jefferson-Bullock
Succeeded byMandie Landry
Personal details
Born
Walter John Leger III

(1978-06-22) June 22, 1978 (age 46)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDanielle Doiron
EducationLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Walter John Leger III, known as Walt Leger (born June 22, 1978; surname pronounced leh-ZHAY), was 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.[1][self-published source] 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.[2] The House retained Leger for another term as Speaker pro tempore.[3]

  1. ^ "Louisiana State District 91, New Orleans". waltleger.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20.
  2. ^ The Moon Griffon Show, January 11, 2016
  3. ^ Melinda Deslatte (January 11, 2016). "Louisiana House rejects John Bel Edwards' pick for speaker". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved January 12, 2016.