Cajun Conservatism
A Federal District Court dismissed a suit challenging the de-listing of the Louisiana Black Bear from the endangered species list.
Louisiana intervened and defended the de-listing.
Yesterday, Judge Brian Jackson granted summary judgment in favor of the state.
Liz Murrill’s experience, hard work, and proven commitment to conservative causes are unmatched by any other candidate, and that’s why she’s the only candidate for Attorney General endorsed by the Republican Party of Louisiana. In the final days of this primary campaign, I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you a bit more about this impressive woman’s lifetime of accomplishments. Where to begin?
Well, first things first: Liz Murrill is a homegrown Louisianian through and through, reared in Lafayette, where her dad practiced medicine and her mom was a school teacher, later a professor at UL. After graduating from public school, Liz attended LSU and obtained a degree in Journalism. She then briefly moved to Florida to work as a reporter for a Gannett paper, before succumbing to the allure of her native state and returning to LSU to attend law school.
While a law student, she became the editor-in-chief of the law review, and after graduation clerked for several prominent Louisiana judges before joining the law school faculty for twelve years. She also attended Pepperdine University and graduated with a Master of Laws degree.
In 2015, she served on Jeff Landry’s transition team and then joined the Office of the Attorney General. She was hired as the Civil Division Director and in 2016 was promoted to become Louisiana’s first Solicitor General. The Solicitor General is the third highest official in the office and the lawyer who actually tries most of the major cases which come through the Attorney General’s door. She’s P. O. S. T. certified (that’s police lingo for well-trained), and has a lifetime concealed carry gun permit.
Liz’s legal accomplishments as our Solicitor General merit special praise. Sure, she has handled hundreds of cases and argued before the United States Supreme Court five times (she also served a fellowship there), but what does that mean for the average folks in Louisiana?
Perhaps most importantly, she successfully blocked the Biden administration’s insane moratorium on the sale of federal land and offshore oil and gas leases, which moratorium was destroying Louisiana’s oil and gas industry. She successfully fought the retroactive application of the unanimous jury ruling, which would have released hundreds of criminals convicted of felonies. In the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, she played a key role in blocking the federal government from coercing or colluding with the big tech companies to suppress or censure free speech (that is, conservative speech). That case is pending before the United States Supreme Court right now, and we hope to soon have some happy news for you.
And did I forget to mention that along the way, Liz Murrill married and raised four wonderful boys with John Murrill, her husband of thirty years? She’s run in several marathons and served as a cubmaster for her son’s scout troop. In the aftermath of Katrina, she organized and led her church’s disaster response group. She manned a women’s crisis hotline for three years, and worked as a volunteer in a women’s shelter. Somehow, she even found the time to advise emerging democracies about how to design their legal systems. She now resides in Baton Rouge to be close to her work, where she lives with her husband and little Havanese dog, Jewell, and enjoys going after redfish in her Outback kayak.
Top-of-the-class student, journalist, attorney, marathon runner, professor, administrator, volunteer, wife and mother. Yes, Liz Murrill is all of those things, plus one more: She is an ardent PRO-LIFE, PRO-2ND AMENDMENT conservative with UNMATCHED LEGAL EXPERIENCE, who’s passionate about protecting our FREEDOMS OF SPEECH and RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. She’s been out there on the front line for years, fighting for Louisiana values and our way of life, and that’s why we need her to be our next Attorney General!
This Saturday, October 14th, please vote for Liz Murrill for Attorney General, #33 on the ballot.
Louis Gurvich, Chairman
Republican Party of Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, LA— The Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP) announces its endorsement of Liz Murrill for Louisiana Attorney General.
A majority of the members of the Republican State Central Committee endorsed her, which endorsement was then made official by the unanimous vote of the LAGOP's Executive Committee.
"I’m honored to have the official endorsement of the Republican Party of Louisiana. I’ve reached out to State Central Committee members across the state, listening to their concerns and sharing my message about protecting Louisiana values. With a new governor, legislature, and attorney general, we will have an opportunity to bring true conservative reform to state government. Now is the time for Republicans to come together. When we stand together, we win," she commented.
Liz Murrill has a strong record of defending and upholding our constitutional rights, while also defending our state from the federal government's overreach. In 2016 she was appointed by Attorney General Jeff Landry to serve as Louisiana's first solicitor general. Throughout her seven years in this office, she has fiercely defended our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, led the fight to overturn Roe v. Wade, and held criminals accountable while defending law enforcement officers.
Liz Murrill has been a staunch advocate for conservative values at the state and federal level, and we look forward to her future successes as our next attorney general. Liz and her husband, John, have been married 30 years and have four children.
We congratulate Liz and urge all Republicans to support her candidacy! To learn more about Liz Murrill, visit https://liz4la.com/.
“From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vast majority of leaders at the federal, state, and local levels engaged in completely irrational decision-making, while claiming complete autocratic power to justify those bad decisions,” Murrill said. “This behavior began at the federal level, with federal bureaucrats ultimately leading by example and providing justifications for similar behavior at the state and local levels with a complete disregard for the law.”
Read more: Liz Murrill says local officials acted unconstitutionally during COVID pandemic
Solicitor General Liz Murrill officially announced her candidacy for Attorney General this week. Her campaign team released this video:
When asked if she would take leave from the state Justice Department to run, Murrill indicated it was unlikely, stating, "I’m going to stay as long as it’s manageable because we have a lot of important work I’m quarterbacking." Also expected to qualify are District Attorney John Belton of Ruston and HGA Chair John Stefanski.
