Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE (18 January 1905 – 21 August 1993[1]) was a Dominican politician.
Until 1955, Cools-Lartigue was the Chief Secretary of the Windward Islands, when on 9 May, he was issued a Commission by George F. Holsten appointing him to the position of Governor's Deputy.
During a constitutional crisis stirred by the desire for democratic socialist reforms, Degazon fled to England on 10 June 1979 and Cools-Lartigue was elected by the House of Assembly as his interim replacement on 15 June 1979.
[5] Cools-Lartigue resigned as President either the following day under family pressure,[6] or due to rioters attacking his house on 17 June 1979.
[7] He was replaced as President of Dominica by Jenner Armour.