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==Background==

==Background==

Judge Jacobs is the son of Edward Craney Jacobs (born August 1943), the dean emeritus of Liberal Arts and a former [[professor]] of English]] at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He received the [[Bronze Star]] while serving in the [[United States Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=ecj>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/liberal-arts/english/html/faculty-engl/engl-ejacobs.shtml|title=Edward C. Jacobs: Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=July 3, 2015}}</ref> His mother, the former Karen Rae Langpap (born August 1941), formerly of Sioux Falls, [[South Dakota]], is an English professor at Louisiana Tech.<ref name=krlj>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/liberal-arts/Endowed%20Vitae/jacobskaren.pdf|title=Karen R. Jacobs: Louisiana Tech University|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=July 3, 2015}}</ref> Both of his parents received their terminal degrees from [[Auburn University]] in Auburn, [[Alabama]], where they resided at the time of Jacobs' birth.<ref name=ecj/><ref name=krlj/>

Judge Jacobs is the son of Edward Craney Jacobs (born August 1943), the dean emeritus of Liberal Arts and a former [[professor]] of English at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He received the [[Bronze Star]] while serving in the [[United States Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=ecj>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/liberal-arts/english/html/faculty-engl/engl-ejacobs.shtml|title=Edward C. Jacobs: Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=July 3, 2015}}</ref> His mother, the former Karen Rae Langpap (born August 1941), formerly of Sioux Falls, [[South Dakota]], is an English professor at Louisiana Tech.<ref name=krlj>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/tech/liberal-arts/Endowed%20Vitae/jacobskaren.pdf|title=Karen R. Jacobs: Louisiana Tech University|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=July 3, 2015}}</ref> Both of his parents received their terminal degrees from [[Auburn University]] in Auburn, [[Alabama]], where they resided at the time of Jacobs' birth.<ref name=ecj/><ref name=krlj/>

Jacobs has three siblings, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Andrew. Andrew Jacobs, a graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and the LSU Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]], has been since 2009 an assistant district attorney for the 26th Judicial District Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-c-jacobs/70/729/1a2|title=Andrew C. Jacobs|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=July 6, 2015}}</ref>

Jacobs has three siblings, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Andrew. Andrew Jacobs, a graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and the LSU Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]], has been since 2009 an assistant district attorney for the 26th Judicial District Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-c-jacobs/70/729/1a2|title=Andrew C. Jacobs|publisher=linkedin.com|accessdate=July 6, 2015}}</ref>