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Though he was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana, Hazel was reared in [[New Orleans]] and graduated in 1983 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Holy Cross High School. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] at Camp Pendleton and 29 Palms, [[California]]. He was a [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] intern for [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] U.S. Representative Lindy Boggs, then of Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.  In 1990, Hazel received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from the University of New Orleans. He attended the Border Patrol training institutArtesia, [[New Mexico]]. From 1992 to 1997, he was a Border Patrol agent at the Chula Vista station in [[San Diego]], California. In 1997, he entered the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in [[Lansing]], [[Michigan]], at which he earned his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree in 2000. After law school, he returned to Louisiana at the age of thirty-five to begin a legal career.[1]

Though he was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana, Hazel was reared in [[New Orleans]] and graduated in 1983 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Holy Cross High School. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] at Camp Pendleton and 29 Palms, [[California]]. He was a [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] intern for [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] U.S. Representative Lindy Boggs, then of Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.  In 1990, Hazel received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from the University of New Orleans. He attended the Border Patrol training institutArtesia, [[New Mexico]]. From 1992 to 1997, he was a Border Patrol agent at the Chula Vista station in [[San Diego]], California. In 1997, he entered the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in [[Lansing]], [[Michigan]], at which he earned his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree in 2000. After law school, he returned to Louisiana at the age of thirty-five to begin a legal career.[1]

He is a member of th e Louisiana Bar and the Louisiana District Attorney's associations, the American Legioin, Kiwanis International, the Amerita Club, the Rapides/Pineville Soccer Association, and the [[National Rifle Association]]. He is a vestry member at St. Michael's [[Episcopal Church]] in Pineville. He is married to the former Karen Frances Centanni; the couple has two children, Sydney and Brik.[1] The Hazels reside in Ball north of Pineville.

He is a member of the Louisiana Bar and the Louisiana District Attorney's associations, the American Legioin, Kiwanis International, the Amerita Club, the Rapides/Pineville Soccer Association, and the [[National Rifle Association]]. He is a vestry member at St. Michael's [[Episcopal Church]] in Pineville. He is married to the former Karen Frances Centanni; the couple has two children, Sydney and Brik.[1] The Hazels reside in Ball north of Pineville.

==Legal career==

==Legal career==