Governor Bobby Jindal recently announced the appointments of Elizabeth Murrill as Executive Counsel, Stafford Palmieri as Policy Director, Matt Parker as Intergovernmental Affairs Director and Taylor Teepell as Deputy Legislative Affairs Director.
Elizabeth Murrill will replace Stephen Waguespack who was appointed Chief of Staff to the Governor and Stafford Palmieri will replace Jonathan Ringo who is pursuing an opportunity in the private sector. Toye Taylor, who served as Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, is leaving to pursue an opportunity in the private sector.
Elizabeth Baker Murrill, originally of Lafayette, LA, most recently served as interim Executive Counsel in the Office of the Governor. Prior to serving as interim Executive Counsel, Murrill served as Deputy Executive Counsel in the Office of the Governor. Previously, Murrill served in Washington, D.C. as a United States Supreme Court Judicial Fellow assigned to the Federal Judicial Center. She also practiced law in the private sector and served nine years as an assistant professor of Professional Practice at LSU Law School.