Bernard E. Boudreaux, Jr. (“Bernie”) is based in the Baton Rouge office of Jones Swanson. His principal areas of practice are in corporate representation, business negotiations, joint ventures and business dispute resolution, but he also played an important role in Jones Swanson’s case on behalf of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East to hold oil and gas companies accountable for their role in Louisiana’s coastal land loss. Prior to joining Jones Swanson, Bernie was a partner for 10 years with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP in Baton Rouge.

Bernie has a long and distinguished record of service in Louisiana’s government, judicial institutions and universities. From 2000 to 2004, he was Executive Counsel to Governor Murphy J. Foster, Jr., during which time he mediated disputes between the State of Louisiana and business entities such as Harrah’s, Inc., the New Orleans Saints, BP/Amoco, The National Football League and three Louisiana Native American tribes with respect to gaming contracts. Bernie also successfully mediated to conclusion the 47-year-old federal litigation as to the desegregation of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System. Prior to his service as Executive Counsel to the Governor, he was District Attorney for the 16th Judicial District of Louisiana, Parishes of Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary. He was also President of the Louisiana District Attorneys’ Association from 1985 to 1986, and chaired its committee on the Louisiana Code of Evidence at the time of the code’s adoption.

Bernie served on the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors for eight years and as its Chairman from 2005 to 2006. He was an adjunct professor of law at the LSU Law School from 2004 to 2011, adjunct professor of Law, Ohio University, 1962-1963. He has served as a member of the Louisiana Judicial College, Louisiana Supreme Court Committees of Cameras in the Courtroom, Appellate Court Delay, and Post-Conviction Relief. He is a member of the Louisiana State Law Institute.

Bernie formerly served on the Board of Directors of First National Bank in St. Mary Parish, and on the Advisory Board of Whitney National Bank. He is currently General Counsel for St. Mary Sugar Cooperative, Inc., and LASUCA.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of AVOCA, Inc.

From 1961 to 1964, Bernie served as Captain, US Air Force, Judge Advocate General’s Department, Strategic Air Command.