Jindal faces challenges ahead as Governor of Louisiana

Jindal, who was twice elected to two-year term each for Congress from Louisiana8217;s First Congressional District based in the suburbs of New Orleans, is currently a member of the House of Representatives and would retain the post till January next when he assumes the charge as Governor in January next, the youngest person to hold the post in the country.

He faces significant challenges as the Chief Executive of Louisiana, a state which was devastated by hurricans Katrina and Rita. Incumbent Blanco had faced severe criticism for her handling of the situation in the aftermath of the hurricanes.

Jindal, who was born as a Hindu but converted to Catholicism, attended high school at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. In 1991, he graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with honours in biology and public policy. Afterwards, he received a master8217;s degree in political science from New College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.