Jack Paul Faustin Gremillion (June 15, 1914 – March 2, 2001), was the Democratic Attorney General of Louisiana from 1956 to 1972.

Coming from meager family means, with four siblings, he worked his way through college mainly at Solvay Chemical in Baton Rouge.

[3] Upon graduating from Louisiana State University with a bachelor's degree, Gremillion attended LSU Law.

However, his law career took a pause when he served in World War II through the United States Army.

He was severely wounded near Le Perron, France in what is termed the hedge wars,[4] leading his Company in the assault of St.

[citation needed] As attorney general, he led Louisiana's tidelands litigation — the setting of maritime boundaries for oil exploration on the Louisiana coastal zone between the state and federal levels, implicating the oil and gas industry.

[3] In describing the dispute, Gremillion is quoted as saying, "Our first responsibility is to protect the three million stockholders in the corporation known as the State of Louisiana."

"[3] In 1969, Gremillion was indicted on federal charges of fraud and conspiracy in connection with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan and Thrift Co.