David Alan LaCerte was born on November 6,1979 and was the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs in the administration of Governor Bobby Jindal.
10 Facts About David LaCerte
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David LaCerte had been the Interim Secretary from January 2013 to September 2013.
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David LaCerte served as an appointee of President Donald Trump as a senior advisor at the US Office of Personnel Management.
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David LaCerte led over 100 combat patrols and missions in Afghanistan and Pakistan and served on interrogation teams for high value Al Qaeda targets.
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David LaCerte joined the LDVA in 2010 as Deputy Secretary and Executive Counsel under Secretary Lane Carson.
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David LaCerte was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal as Secretary after Alexander resigned on June 3,2014.
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Under the leadership of Secretary David LaCerte, LDVA experienced a historic period of financial reforms, becoming the first state to transition completely from state appropriations in the Veteran Homes program, expanding Parish Service Offices to every parish in the state and doubling Louisiana's VA Disability Payments to over $1 billion, and building three additional state veterans' cemeteries at Fort Polk, Slidell, and Rayville.
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David LaCerte was the first chairman of the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, tasked with reinforcing the state's military footprint in the face of potentially devastating cuts of thousands of soldiers and family members at Fort Polk.
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David LaCerte famously called the report "garbage" and sued the state, the legislative auditor, and the Inspector General for defamation.
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In June 2020, David LaCerte left the private practice of law as a partner at the Louisiana law firm of Sternberg Naccari and White and was appointed by the White House as a senior advisor at the Office of Personnel Management where he served in policy and as a special counsel in the administration of the President.