After being on hold for almost two years, former Criminal Court Judge Keva Landrum appears to be headed to the position of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. According to confidential sources, President Joe Biden is now prepared to move Landrums nomination forward.
A graduate of Ursuline Academy and Tulane Law School where she was a classmate of former Congressman and Presidential Advisor Cedric Richmond, Landrum served as an Assistant District Attorney under Eddie Jordan and as Interim DA after Jordans resignation. Landrum later ran for District Attorney but was defeated by current DA Eddie Jordan. Since that election, Landrum has been practicing law with Deutsch Kerrigan LLP.
Landrums nomination may have been stymied by her relationship with embattled former State Senator Karen Carter Peterson, a high school classmate. Peterson and her husband Dana Peterson both played leadership roles in Landrums failed race for district attorney. With Petersons incarceration, Landrums nomination is again moving forward. Landrum should receive support from both of Louisianas U.S. Senators. She will replace Duane Evans who has served in an interim capacity since the 2021 resignation of Trump appointee Peter Strasser.
