Jay Batt

Who is Jay Batt?

John "Jay" Batt, Jr. is a local politician and businessman from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is married to wife Andre Batt, and has two daughters with her, Bailey and Kelly Batt. He is the older brother of actor Bryan Batt.

Batt is a fifth generation, lifelong resident of New Orleans. In his earlier years he attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans until 1978, and later attended boarding school at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey until 1979. Batt graduated from Tulane University with a BA of English in 1984 and went on to earn an MBA of Finance from University of New Orleans in 1986. While at Tulane, Batt was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity where he received the Order of the Lion Award.

As a business man, Batt has co-owned several Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Outlets since 1992 as well as other businesses.