The first four-star black Marine Corps General is a Louisiana native.
The U.S. Senate approved Lieutenant General Michael Langley's promotion on Monday.
Gov. John Bel Edwards tweeted a congratulatory message afterward.
Langley was born in Shreveport, and he graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1985.
He's been in the Marines for 35 years.
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