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Joseph Carnahan LeSage Jr. (December 12, 1928 - September 22, 2015)[1] was a lawyer and politician in Louisiana. He worked in Shreveport and served in the Louisiana Senate representing Caddo Parish from 1968 until 1972.[2] He was a supervisor of the Louisiana State University.[3]

He graduated from Homer High School in 1945. He was a multi-sport athlete. He served during the Korean War. A Democrat, he was elected to the state senate in 1968. He served one term. Louisiana SCR45 commemorated his passing.[4]

A video of an interview with him for an oral history project is on YouTube.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary for Joe C. LeSage, Jr. at Osborn Funeral Home". www.osbornfuneralhome.net.
  2. ^ https://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf
  3. ^ "Joe LeSage, lawyer and politician, died at 86 | History's Greatest". September 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Louisiana SCR45 | 2016 | Regular Session".
  5. ^ "Joseph C. LeSage, Jr". 17 March 2015 – via www.youtube.com.