WASHINGTON – It took several tries and imposition of the “nuclear option,” but Kurt Wall finally was confirmed Tuesday as the U.S. Attorney for the federal district based in Baton Rouge.

Wall was nominated May 6 and cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee the first time on July 24 .

The Senate approved Wall on a vote of 51-47 for the job along with 107 others in single vote without debate after the rules were changed. The nominees' names weren't even read aloud on the Senate floor.

"I am extremely grateful to President Donald Trump for this opportunity to serve," Wall said after the vote. "We have a lot of important work to do to make our community safer, and I am ready to hit the ground running."

"Kurt is the man for the job," U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, said after the v

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