(AP) — Preparing for his new job as New Orleans mayor, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu will leave behind a position sought by a lengthy list of politicos vying to be second-in-line to the governor.But before anyone can run for the vacancy, Gov. Bobby Jindal will make a temporary appointment to the post and lawmakers will decide whether they want to abolish the job entirely, as Jindal is proposing.The governor’s chief of staff, Timmy Teepell, said Monday that Jindal spoke with people hoping to become the interim replacement for Landrieu until either a new lieutenant governor is chosen in fall elections or until the office is scrapped.Besides being first in the succession line if something happens to the governor, Louisiana’s lieutenant governor oversees the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and manages parks, museums, the state library and tourism efforts.
Jindal to pick interim Lt. Governor
By The Associated Press
February 8, 2010