Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) attorney Alvin F. Landry has been promoted to the rank of Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.
Landry, who has been with LDWF for three years, is the leader of the Baton Rouge Team of the 2nd Legal Operations Detachment, a multi-state Reserve unit headquartered in New Orleans.
Landry has served in the Armed Forces Reserves as a Judge Advocate General since 2004. He also served as an assistant district attorney for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and as an administrative law judge in Louisiana and has maintained a private practice for more than 22 years.
At LDWF, Landry primarily handles civil restitution cases, public records requests, policies, wildlife and fish advisory groups and task forces, general litigation and land matters.
Landry is the son of the late Frederick Gatz "Pete" Landry and Betty Prejean Landry of Brusly.