Louis Lambert

Louis Lambert
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 18th district
In office
1994–2004
Member of Louisiana Public Service Commission
Personal details
Born
Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materLouisiana State University (BA) Loyola University (LLB)
ProfessionAttorney

Louis Lambert is a politician, lawyer, and teacher from Prairieville, Louisiana. He is best known for his campaign for the 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election, which he lost to David Treen in one of the closest elections in recent memory. By losing this election, Lambert became the first Democrat to lose a general election campaign for governor in Louisiana since Reconstruction.