Governor Jeff Landry is mourning the death of his father, Al Landry, who passed away Wednesday. In a social media post, Landry said “Go rest my weary servant your task on earth is done. The governor described his father as the silent foundation of their family. Former state senator Fred Mills says many people in St. Martin Parish loved Al Landry and he loved his family.
“He was so proud of the governor when he got elected to Congress, and when he got elected as Attorney General and as governor he could tell when he was around Governor Landry, he was always so proud,” Mills said.
Governor Landry says his father is now re-united with his mother Edna, who passed away in 2019. They were high school sweethearts in St. Martinville and got married after graduating from the University of Southwest Louisiana. They had four children.
Al Landry was an architect and Mills says Al Landry’s fingerprints are on many public buildings in St. Martin Parish.
“He was always involved in things like the library, the health unit, different types of structures that the parish was building,” Mills noted.
Governor Jeff Landry said in his social media post that “the trumpets of heaven sound for Al and Edna Landry are together again. The governor said his father was a ship without a rudder or compass since his wife’s passing. Mills says Al and Edna had great chemistry.
“The governor’s mob was quite something, and Al was just kind of quiet and reserved and in the back of everything,” Mills said.
