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==Background==

==Background==

Prestridge was born in humble circumstances in Crowville in Franklin Parish in eastern Louisiana, one of three children of James Ivy Prestridge (1890-1967) and the former Vergie Rogers (1895-1971), who are interred at Gansville Cemetery in Winn Parish in north central Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Prestridge&GSfn=James&GSmn=I&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40096980&df=all&|title=James Ivy Prestridge|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 13, 2018}}</ref> As the first member of his family to attend college, he graduated in 1958 from what is now the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He served for five and a half years until his discharge in 1963 as a pilot in the [[United States Air Force]] and attained the rank of captain. In 1966, he received his legal degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Law School.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=rogers-merideth-prestridge-mickey&pid=188098085&fhid=6593&f=portal|title=Rogers Merideth "Mickey" Prestridge|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 7, 2018|accessdate=February 13, 2018}}</ref>

Prestridge was born in humble circumstances in Crowville in Franklin Parish in eastern Louisiana, one of three children of James Ivy Prestridge (1890-1967) and the former Vergie Rogers (1895-1971), who are interred at Gansville Cemetery in Winn Parish in north central Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Prestridge&GSfn=James&GSmn=I&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40096980&df=all&|title=James Ivy Prestridge|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 13, 2018}}</ref> As the first member of his family to attend college, he graduated in 1958 from what is now the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He served for five and a half years until his discharge in 1963 as a pilot in the [[United States Air Force]] and attained the rank of captain. In 1966, he received his legal degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Law School.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=rogers-merideth-prestridge-mickey&pid=188098085&fhid=6593&f=portal|title=Rogers Merideth "Mickey" Prestridge|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 7, 2018|accessdate=February 13, 2018}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==