Jack Montoucet

Jack Montoucet
Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
In office January 16, 2017 – April 14, 2023
Governor	John Bel Edwards
Preceded by	Charlie Melancon
Succeeded by	Robert Shadoin
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 42nd district
In office 2008 – January 15, 2017
Preceded by	Gil Pinac
Succeeded by	John Stefanski
Personal details
Born	October 1947 (age 77)
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Scott, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation	Businessman

Jack Montoucet (born October 1947)^[1] is an American politician who served as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries under Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards.^[2] He resigned on April 14, 2023 during a bribery scandal^[3][4][5] involving a Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission member.^[4][5][6]

Career

From 2008 to 2017, Montoucet was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 42 in Lafayette and Acadia parishes. A resident of Scott in Lafayette Parish, he was the vice chair of the Acadiana delegation and a member of the Democratic Caucus and the Louisiana Rural Caucus.^[7] Montoucet retired as the chief of the Lafayette Fire Department and owns the alligator farm, Jacques Crocs and Farm Pride Processors.^{[citation needed]}

Elections

2011

On October 22, 2011, Montoucet won re-election to District 61 of the Louisiana House of Representatives, defeating Republican Anthony Emmons in the primary. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary.

2007

In 2007, Montoucet was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He defeated fellow Democrat Isabella delaHoussaye.^[8]

References

1. "Jack Montoucet, October 1947". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 4, 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Governor Edwards appoints state Rep. Jack Montoucet to head wildlife and fisheries". WAFB-TV. December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
3. "Louisiana wildlife chief quits amid scandal". AP. Associated Press. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
4. Hilburn, Greg (14 April 2023). "Louisiana Wildlife Secretary Jack Montoucet resigns amid bribery, kickback scandal". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
5. Louisiana Illuminator (14 April 2023). "In a Flash: Wildlife & Fisheries secretary quits following reports linking him to federal probe". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
6. Bridges, Tyler; Russell, Gordon; Karlin, Sam (13 April 2023). "Jack Montoucet, state wildlife head, is implicated in bribery scandal, documents show". Times-Picayune / Nola.com. Additional contributions by Faimon Roberts. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
7. Project Vote Smart - Rep. Montoucet
8. Official Louisiana House 2007 General Election Results

Sources

• This article incorporates text from Ballotpedia, released under the GFDL.

Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by Gil Pinac	Louisiana State Representative for District 42 (Acadia and Lafayette parishes) 2008–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Patrick Banks (interim for Charlie Melancon)	Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 2017	Incumbent