Richard_Ieyoub

Richard Ieyoub

Richard Ieyoub

American lawyer and politician (1944–2023)

Richard Phillip Ieyoub, Sr. (/ˈaɪjuːb/ EYE-yoob; August 11, 1944 – April 10, 2023) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Louisiana. He served as the attorney general of Louisiana from 1992 to 2004. He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2003.[1]

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Ieyoub's father, Philip, emigrated from Lebanon to Lake Charles, Louisiana, and his mother, Virginia, was a first-generation Lebanese American.[2]

Ieyoub was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in 2016.[3]

Ieyoub and his wife, Caprice, had seven children.[1] He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on April 10, 2023, at the age of 78, from complications of surgery for a ruptured aneurysm.[4][1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ieyoub, 3-term Louisiana attorney general, dies at 78". Associated Press. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. [2]
    McNeese Public Relations (2021-12-17). "McNeese Receives Donation from Ieyoub Family".
  3. [3]
    "Richard Ieyoub to be inducted into La.'s Political Museum Hall of Fame".
  4. [4]
    "Former La. Attorney General Richard Ieyoub dead at 78". WBRZ. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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