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Lauren Heinen

Republican · Louisiana · 2026 · Incumbent

On the November 3 ballot for District Attorney, 31st Judicial District, Louisiana

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District Attorney, 31st Judicial District
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Biography

Lauren Heinen was elected District Attorney of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, in 2022, becoming the parish's first female District Attorney, per her campaign website. She earned her law degree from LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center and co-founded the firm Heinen & Guinn in 2018, per the same source. As district attorney, she reorganized the office's court calendar into separate case tracks and launched a juvenile diversion program, per her website.

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