Terry Landry Sr.


Terry Clyde Landry Sr. is an American politician from the Democratic [Party of Louisiana]. He was a member of the Louisiana [House of Representatives] from 2012 to 2020. He was the first African-American superintendent of the Louisiana State Police. After the 2015 Lafayette shooting, Rep. Landry called for gun control measures.
In 2025, his son Terry Landry [Jr.] was elected to the state house in a 2025 [Louisiana House of Representatives District 67 special election|special election].