Admitted: 1959, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Louisiana State University, J.D.
Member: Alexandria (President, 1980-1981) and Louisiana State (Chairman, Bill of Rights Section, 1988-1996; Member, Eighth District, Board of Governors, 1971-1973; Member, Nominating Committee, 1974-1975) Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1980; President, 1978-1979); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; CODOFIL; Louisiana Music Commission.
Biography: Gamma Eta Gamma. Co-Author, "Win ATV Cases," Judicial Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1988. Judge Pro-Tem: City of Marksville, 1996; City of Alexandria, 2002. City Attorney, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1983; Third Circuit of Appeals, 2008-2009. Deputy Clerk, Third Circuit Court of Appeal, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1961. Delegate and Vice Chairman, Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1973. Member, Board of Trustees, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2001-2005. Chairman, Rapides Parish Airport Authority, 1982-1983. Democratic State Central Committeeman, District 25-B, 1996. Attorney for Red River, Atchafalaya and Bayou Boeuf Levee Districts. Fellow, International Society of Barristers.
Born: Marksville, Louisiana, March 27, 1936
MilitaryService: Ret. Capt., La. Nat'l Guard, Green Berets
Languages: French, Cajun and Acadian