United States Attorney's Office Middle District of Louisiana David R. Dugas, United States Attorney

The Honorable David R. Dugas
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana

Mr. Dugas is currently serving as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana. He was nominated for that position by President Bush on October 4, 2001 and was sworn in as interim United States Attorney on October 17, 2001. The Senate confirmed Mr. Dugas' nomination on November 30, 2001 and he was sworn in as the Presidentially appointed United States Attorney on December 7, 2001. As United States Attorney, Mr. Dugas is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Middle District of Louisiana and is responsible for all federal criminal prosecutions, all civil litigation involving the United States of America, and the collection of debts owed to the United states within the Middle District of Louisiana.

Prior to his appointment as United States Attorney, Mr. Dugas was in private practice as a partner with the Lafayette, Louisiana law firm of Caffery, Oubre, Dugas & Campbell, L.L.P. Mr. Dugas is a 1978 graduate of L.S.U. Law School where he served as Associate Editor of the Louisiana Law Review, member of the Moot Court Board, and was selected to the Order of the Coif. He was inducted into the L.S.U. Law Center Hall of Fame on November 14, 1987. He is a former director of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.