Former Congressman Don Cazayoux has taken a position with Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions in Baton Rouge.
This move is surprising, but not altogether unexpected, as the United States Attorneys positions in Louisiana have yet to be filled with Democratic appointees. The background for those unaware is that Mr. Cazayoux was a reportedly a front-runner for the United States Attorney (USA) position in Baton Rouge, which has been led by Bush appointee David R. Dugas since 2001. It has been five months since the Obama Administration took office, and they have yet to announce their USA's in Louisiana.
Traditionally, Senators from the President's party have significant input in whom gets nominated for the highly prestigious posts in their state. For Louisiana, that means Senator Landrieu has the final say as to who is named USA in the three districts for Louisiana - the Eastern, based in New Orleans; the Middle, based in Baton Rouge; and the Western, based in Shreveport.
The question now is whether this new job for Mr. Cazayoux means that he will not be the United States Attorney for the Middle District. If he is not going to be the USA, will he be taking on a rematch campaign against current Congressman Cassidy?
