| | '''Ronnie Lavelle Broughton''' (born September 23, 1941) [1][2] is a businessman and politician from [[Minden, Louisiana]], who is the state chairman of the [[Constitution Party]], a [[paleoconservative]] minor party in the [[United States]]. A former [[Republican]], he is a sitting four-term member of the Webster Parish School Board. [3][4] | | '''Ronnie Lavelle Broughton''' (born September 23, 1941) [1][2] is a businessman and politician from [[Minden, Louisiana]], who is the state chairman of the [[Constitution Party]], a [[paleoconservative]] minor party in the [[United States]]. A former [[Republican]], he is a sitting four-term member of the Webster Parish School Board. [3][4] |
| − | Broughton is the third of five children of the former Edna Arena Kirkpatrick (1915-2001) [5] and Elmon Ernest Broughton (1914-2009), a native of rural Hico in Lincoln Parish and son of James Claude Broughton (1880-1931) and the former Nola Womack. [6] Elmon Broughton was a driller in the oilfields and also raised hay for cattle feed. Broughton was primarily reared in Homer in Claiborne Parish, where for two decades Elmon and Edna Broughton operated the former Purple Cow restaurant, a popular community gathering place. [6] | + | Broughton is the third of five children of the former Edna Arena Kirkpatrick (1915-2001) [5] and Elmon Ernest Broughton (1914-2009), a native of rural Hico in Lincoln Parish and son of James Claude Broughton (1880-1931) and the former Nola Womack. [6] Elmon Broughton was a driller in the oilfields and also raised hay for cattle feed.Though born in [[Arkansas]], Broughton was primarily reared in Homer in Claiborne Parish, where for two decades Elmon and Edna Broughton operated the former Purple Cow restaurant, a popular community gathering place. [6] |
| | Broughton and his two older siblings, Ernest Broughton (born 1934) of Bremen, [[Georgia]], and Lawana June Weaver (born 1938) of Minden, were born in Magnolia in Columbia County in southern [[Arkansas]]. [2] His two younger brothers were born in Homer. Barry Lynn Broughton (1951-1980), served in the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War. John Randall Broughton (born November 1953), still resides in Homer. Elmon, Edna, and Barry Broughton are interred at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, the resting place of many notable individuals of Claiborne Parish. [6] Broughton graduated in 1959 from Homer High School [7] and attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], studies and dates of attendance not specified. [8] | | Broughton and his two older siblings, Ernest Broughton (born 1934) of Bremen, [[Georgia]], and Lawana June Weaver (born 1938) of Minden, were born in Magnolia in Columbia County in southern [[Arkansas]]. [2] His two younger brothers were born in Homer. Barry Lynn Broughton (1951-1980), served in the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War. John Randall Broughton (born November 1953), still resides in Homer. Elmon, Edna, and Barry Broughton are interred at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, the resting place of many notable individuals of Claiborne Parish. [6] Broughton graduated in 1959 from Homer High School [7] and attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], studies and dates of attendance not specified. [8] |