I am a descendant of Revolutionary War, War of 1812, War for Texas Independence and Confederate soldiers, a Texas Ranger, and my father served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. I embarked on a long and distinguished career in the credit industry and retired with the Louisiana Department of Justice, where I served as a supervisory criminal investigator with the Attorney General’s office. A native of Beaumont, Texas, I graduated from Lamar State College of Technology (1964) and Lamar University (1987). I also attended Louisiana State University (1995), wh more...
