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Jindal, born to Indian immigrants, was raised as a Hindu but converted to Catholicism while in college. He will be the only Indian-American in the next Congress, and only the second ever, after Dalip Singh Saund , to serve in the U.S. Congress

He narrowly lost a runoff election for Governor of Louisiana to then-Lt. Governor Kathleen Blanco in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U. His previous public service includes time as the Louisiana Secretary of Department of Health & Hospitals, Executive Director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, President of the University of Louisiana SystemThe University of Louisiana System is a system of public universities in Louisiana. It has eight member instututions: Grambling State University Louisiana Tech University McNeese State University Nicholls State University Northwestern State University Sou, and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.