BATON ROUGE — The commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, Ernest Legier Jr., submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday, he confirmed to WBRZ.

Legier said that he plans to pursue other opportunities outside state government. 

He told WBRZ he will stay on as Deputy Commissioner for the time being to help ease the transition process. 

Legier provided the following statement:
“I have resigned my appointment as Commissioner, Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control effective August 11th. I have decided ultimately to pursue opportunities outside of state government, but will assist a transition as Deputy Commissioner. I am very proud of all the ATC has accomplished under my leadership. I would like to thank the Governor for this wonderful opportunity. I look forward to the next chapter in my professional life.”