Doug Green (Louisiana politician)

Green's predecessor and fellow Democrat Sherman A. Bernard, whom he unseated in the 1987 nonpartisan blanket primary, pleaded guilty to extorting bribes disguised as campaign contributions and served forty-one months during the middle 1990s in a federal prison in Alabama.

[4] However, Green was subsequently heavily implicated in the Champion insurance scandal and received a far greater sentence than had Bernard for similar offenses but involving much less money.

Champion wrote high-risk automobile policies for premium coverage at a lower price than was offered by its competition.

[2] Unwilling to admit wrongdoing and to accept a plea bargain,[2] Green was convicted of the charges against him and had to resign his office before the end of his term.

He was first suspended without pay,[7] and Governor Buddy Roemer appointed an acting commissioner pending the regular November election.