PERSON: Mike Edmonson

Louisiana State Police

Superintendent (Retired)

Michael David Edmonson (born September 19, 1958) is the former superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, with service from January 2008 until March 24, 2017. To date, he is the longest serving of the Louisiana state police superintendents. Edmonson was appointed by Republican Governor Bobby Jindal. Jindal’s successor, Democrat John Bel Edwards, who entered office on January 11, 2016, accepted Edmonson’s letter of resignation in 2017, following a dispute regarding troopers mishandling their expense accounts while at a conference in San Diego, California.

Edmonson was a native of Alexandria, but attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

Edmonson was first married to Helen Owens, whom he divorced and married Suzanne Maglone Edmonson.

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