Ben Bagert
Bernard J. Bagert, Jr. (1944-) is an American attorney and politician. He served in the Louisiana State House from 1970 to 1984 and the Louisiana State Senate from 1984 to 1992, representing Orleans Parish as a Democrat. He was a Republican candidate in the 1990 United States Senate election in Louisiana. He withdrew from the race to prevent David Duke from reaching a runoff election. He was also a candidate for attorney general in 1991, losing to Richard Ieyoub.