Larry Parker (Louisiana politician)
| Larry Parker | |
Louisiana State Representative
for Rapides Parish | |
| In office 1964–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Charles K. McHenry
Robert Munson |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | T. C. Brister W. K. Brown |
| Born | April 1, 1922 Place of birth missing |
| Died | September 18, 1996 (aged 74) Pineville, Rapides Parish |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Ball, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Snyder Parker (married c. 1954-1996, his death) |
| Children | Michael "Mike" L. Parker Kenneth "Ken" L. Parker |
| Residence | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Military Service
| |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Larry Parker (April 1, 1922 – September 18, 1996)[1] was a businessman from Alexandria, Louisiana, who served a single term from 1964 to 1968 as a Democratic state representative for Rapides Parish. His tenure corresponded with the first administration of Governor John J. McKeithen.[2]
Parker owned a coin shop and was president of the Alexandria Association, a local organization of merchants. He was also a deputy for the Rapides Parish Sheriff's office and a radio news commentator.[1][3] Parker and his wife, the former Sylvia Snyder (1936-2011), the daughter of Lewis Andrew Snyder and the former Eva Bland, had four children, Michael "Mike" L. Parker and wife Lesley, Kenneth "Ken" L. Parker and wife Susan, Dianna L. Dauzart & husband Gary, and Cathy L. Smith.[3]
Parker died at the age of seventy-four at the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located across the Red River in Pineville, Louisiana.[1] Mrs. Parker died in Rogers, Arkansas, also at the age of seventy-four. Larry and Sylvia Parker are interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Ball north of Pineville in Rapides Parish. Former state Senator B. G. Dyess, a Southern Baptist pastor, officiated at Mrs. Snyder's funeral service on February 14, 2011.[3]
In 1966, Parker ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Louisiana's 8th congressional district, since disbanded.[4] He lost to the then one-term incumbent, Speedy Long of LaSalle Parish in north Louisiana.
In the spring of 1969, Parker ran for mayor of Alexandria but lost to eventual winner Ed Karst. In 1977, Parker ran again for mayor in all-Democratic contest in which Carroll Lanier unseated John K. Snyder, whose first term in office had followed that of Karst.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Larry Parker (1922-1996). The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (September 20, 1996). Retrieved on September 11, 2014.
- ↑ Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016. house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sylvia Snyder Parker (1936-2011). findagrave.com (February 14, 2011). Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
- ↑ Everyone gets into state politics. Lake Charles American Press (August 12, 1966). Retrieved on September 11, 2014.
