Bobby Jindal, elected last October as the country's first Indian-American governor, was sworn in Monday in Louisiana.
At the age of 36, he's also the nation's youngest state leader, according to U.S. TV and wire reports.
"We can build a Louisiana where our leaders and our people set the highest standards and hold every member of our government accountable, a Louisiana where incompetence is not a synonym for government, a Louisiana where corruption does not hold us back," Jindal, a Republican, said in his inaugural address.
Jindal is Louisiana's 55th chief executive since it became a state in 1812.
As the son of immigrants from India, he is the first person of Indian descent to be elected chief executive of an American state.
His elevation to the state's top job after serving as a Republican political advisor in Louisiana and Washington, as well as three years in the U.S. House of Representatives drew praise from across the political spectrum.
Source:Xinhua
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