Political career

Mr. Kiefer of New Orleans carried a brash style into the Louisiana State Senate

Louisiana State Senate

The Louisiana State Senate is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All Senators serve four year terms and are assigned multiple committees to work on. The Republicans control the State Senate following a Special Election Victory in District 26 by Jonathan W. Perry...

 to become one of Gov. Edwin Edwards

Edwin Edwards

Edwin Washington Edwards served as the Governor of Louisiana for four terms , twice as many terms as any other Louisiana chief executive has served. Edwards was also Louisiana's first Roman Catholic governor in the 20th century...

' most effective floor leaders. He was instrumental in the construction of the Lakefront Arena

Lakefront Arena

The Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in New Orleans, Louisiana and was built in 1983. It is named in honor of Nat G. Kiefer, the late state senator who aided UNO’s efforts to obtain state funding for the building...

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Family

Mr. Kiefer married Carol Ann Hazard. Together they had 4 children Nat G. Kiefer Jr., Kent Kiefer, Karen Ann Kiefer, and Kris Patrick Kiefer.

Death

Mr. Kiefer died of a liver ailment at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center. He was 46 years old.