Don Cazayoux (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Donald J. 'Don' Cazayoux, Jr. is a former Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. He won the special election held on May 3, 2008, to fill the seat vacated on February 2 by 21-year Republican incumbent Richard H. Baker. He defeated Republican nominee Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins and took his oath of office from Speaker Nancy Pelosi on May 6. Cazayoux was defeated by a Republican candidate, State Senator Bill Cassidy, in the November 4 general election. 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.