Don Cazayoux
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U.S. Representative Don Cazayoux
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| United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana | |
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In office June 22, 2010 – July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | David Dugas |
| Succeeded by | J. Walter Green (acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district |
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In office May 3, 2008 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Baker |
| Succeeded by | Bill Cassidy |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 18th district |
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In office 2000 – May 6, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Robert "Rob" Marionneaux, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Major Thibaut |
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January 17, 1964 New Roads, La. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cherie Cazayoux |
| Children | Michael, Chavanne, and Katie Cazayoux |
| Parents | Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Cazayoux, Sr. |
| Residence | New Roads, Louisiana 
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| Alma mater | Louisiana State University, Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Donald J. 'Don' Cazayoux, Jr. (/ˈkæʒuː/; born January 17, 1964) is a former United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, a position that he held from 2010 to 2013. From 2008 to 2009, he was a Democratic United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Cazayous is a name of southwestern France. In the local dialect in Occitan gascon Cazayous significates "The house from below of the village"
He won a special election held on May 3, 2008, to fill the seat vacated on Republican Congressman Richard H. Baker. He defeated Republican nominee Woody Jenkins and was sworn in on May 6, 2008. In the regularly-scheduled general election held later that year, Cazayoux ran for re-election but was defeated by the Republican nominee, State Senator Bill Cassidy.
A native of New Roads, Cazayoux is the son of Donald J. and Ann Cazayoux. His paternal grandparents were Jules Joseph Cazayoux, Jr. (1914–2010), who was employed by the Southern Cotton Oil Company, and the late Ida Belle Glynn Cazayoux. A Roman Catholic, he graduated from the Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee in 1982. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. After finishing his studies, Cazayoux practiced law and then became a prosecutor for Pointe Coupee Parish. As an assistant district attorney under the 18th Judicial Court District Attorney, Richard "Ricky" Ward, Cazayoux never lost a jury trial.
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