08/04/2026
Landry MIA, Nungesser Acting Governor
WASHINGTON D.C. - Governor Jeff Landry was classified as a missing person Monday when his staffer was unable to divulge his whereabouts to a car service or Metro DC police due to conditions of the staffer’s non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
Landry’s Executive Assistant, Beauregard Gaudet, said, “All of the Governor’s staff have signed strict NDA’s and I didn’t feel comfortable sharing information about the Governor’s whereabouts without first getting legal advice. That took longer than expected. The whole snafu was really just a logistical technicality.”
The confusion arose when the Governor’s meetings on Capitol Hill went longer than anticipated and his car service switched drivers. When the new driver called Gaudet for Landry’s whereabouts, Gaudet called Baton Rouge attorney, Stanley “Tub” DeLong, for a legal opinion on whether he would be out of compliance with the NDA by sharing the Governor’s location.
However, DeLong was at a Pilates retreat and according to Gaudet, “When I couldn’t reach Tub after four hours the Governor was technically classified as a missing person.”
At that point Lieutenant Governor Nungesser automatically assumed responsibility as Acting Governor. The situation was then compounded by what Gaudet referred to as “Acting Governor Nungesser’s first order of business - instituting cost-cutting measures in Baton Rouge.” These evidently included, Gaudet said, “Canceling unnecessary mobile phone services, among them Governor Landry’s.”
Nungesser explained it differently. “It is extraordinarily atypical for the governor’s whereabouts to be unknown for that long. My gut instinct was that Landry was dead and out of respect I believe the state should retire his number. Or, if he was kidnapped I didn’t want the phone to fall into the wrong hands.”
Landry, who is currently safely back in Baton Rouge, was unavailable for comment. He is believed to have spent the four hours in DC while he was technically missing playing Boo Ray with Metairie native Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Justice Barrett, while she said she “Enjoyed the visit” also suggested “Jeff might want to broaden the terms of those NDA’s a little.”
*****
Subscribe to Out to Lunch News at [email protected] put “subscribe” in the subject line
For real Louisiana & NW Florida business news & info Out to Lunch is on your favorite podcast app, on your local NPR station & https://inobroadcasting.com/
