Troy Hebert | |
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Member of the LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 31st district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Goudeau |
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 22nd district | |
In office January 14,2008 –November 24,2010 | |
Preceded by | Craig Romero |
Succeeded by | Fred Henry Mills,Jr. |
Constituency | Iberia Parish |
Member of the LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 49th district | |
In office January 8,1996 –January 14,2008 | |
Preceded by | Ted Haik |
Succeeded by | Simone B. Champagne |
Personal details | |
Born | Troy Michael Hebert April 19,1966 Louisiana |
Political party | Democratic (until 2010) Independent (2010) Republican |
Residence(s) | Jeanerette,Iberia Parish,Louisiana Baton Rouge,Louisiana,Highlands,North Carolina |
Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Occupation | Businessman |
Troy Michael Hebert (born April 19,1966) is a politician from Jeanerette,Louisiana,who is the former commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC). [1] Hebert was appointed commissioner by Republican Governor Bobby Jindal and served in the role until December 2015. A jury awarded an ATC agent he fired nearly $400,000. The FBI investigated him in 2016 for extorting sex from a woman. [2] He has served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate. [3] He has been divorced three times and has lived in North Carolina since 2018. [4] [5] [6]
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