Don Cazayoux

Who is Don Cazayoux?

Donald J. 'Don' Cazayoux, Jr. is a former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, a position that he held from 2010 to 2013. From 2008 to 2009, he also served as a Democratic United States Congressman from Louisiana's 6th congressional district.

He won a special election held on May 3, 2008, to fill the seat vacated on Republican Congressman Richard H. Baker. He defeated Republican nominee Woody Jenkins and was sworn in on May 6, 2008. In the regularly-scheduled general election held later that year, Cazayoux ran for re-election but was defeated by the Republican nominee, State Senator Bill Cassidy.

In April 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Cazayoux as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, following a recommendation by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu from May 2009. Cazayoux was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate for the position on June 22, 2010. On July 1, 2013, he resigned from his position as U.S. Attorney, and he joined the Long Law Firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.