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There was also a third Fowler, Hendrix Marion "Mutt" Fowler, Sr. (1918-2014), the younger brother of Douglas Fowler and the uncle of Jerry Fowler. "Mutt" Fowler was a mayor of Coushatta in the 1960s and a state representative from District 24, who served from 1972 to 1986. He resigned from the legislature to become executive director of the Sabine River Port Authority in Many in Sabine Parish. His contract was nonrenewed in 1989, and he was thereafter indicted for violating state bid laws. In a [[plea bargain]], "Mutt" served 45 days in the Sabine Parish jail.
There was also a third Fowler, Hendrix Marion "Mutt" Fowler, Sr. (1918-2014), the younger brother of Douglas Fowler and the uncle of Jerry Fowler. "Mutt" Fowler was a mayor of Coushatta in the 1960s and a state representative from District 24, who served from 1972 to 1986. He resigned from the legislature to become executive director of the Sabine River Port Authority in Many in Sabine Parish. His contract was nonrenewed in 1989, and he was thereafter indicted for violating state bid laws. In a [[plea bargain]], "Mutt" served 45 days in the Sabine Parish jail.
==Fowler's early years==
==Early years==
Fowler, the younger of the two sons of Douglas Fowler and his wife, the former Abbie Marston (1906–1976),<ref name=ssdi/> was born in [[Shreveport]], reared in Coushatta, and graduated in 1958 from Red River Senior High School, then known as Coushatta High School. Thereafter, he played [[football]] for nearby [[Northwestern State University]] (then Northwestern State College) in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and obtained a degree in education. He was drafted to the [[Oakland Raiders]] and then from 1960 to 1966 was an offensive tackle for the Houston Oilers. He played in four games in the 1964 season. Another north Louisiana player, Charlie Taylor. Hennigan, Sr. (1935-2017) of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden] in Webster Parish, also played for the Oilers at the time in a 7-year career from 1960 to 1966<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/1964-hou|title=1964 Houston Oilers|publisher=Jr-sw.com|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref>
Fowler, the younger of the two sons of Douglas Fowler and his wife, the former Abbie Marston (1906–1976),<ref name=ssdi/> was born in [[Shreveport]], reared in Coushatta, and graduated in 1958 from Red River Senior High School, then known as Coushatta High School. Thereafter, he played [[football]] for nearby [[Northwestern State University]] (then Northwestern State College) in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and obtained a degree in education. He was drafted to the [[Oakland Raiders]] and then from 1960 to 1966 was an offensive tackle for the Houston Oilers. He played in four games in the 1964 season. Another north Louisiana player, Charlie Taylor. Hennigan, Sr. (1935-2017) of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish, also played for the Oilers at the time in a 7-year career from 1960 to 1966<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/1964-hou|title=1964 Houston Oilers|publisher=Jr-sw.com|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref>
==Fowler (D) v. Baker (R)==
==Fowler (D) v. Baker (R)==
In 1991, Republican Steve Young challenged Fowler in the primary but also fared poorly. Fowler received 940,309 votes (72 percent) to Young's 372,480 (28 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In 1995, Fowler won again over Republican candidate Wray M. Anderson (born 1953) of Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish: 954,076 (75 percent) to 323,422 (25 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> Anderson was cited for failure to file a campaign finance reform.<ref>2000 - 172 W. Anderson, Domino.ethics.state.la.us, accessed August 21, 2019</ref>
In 1991, Republican Steve Young challenged Fowler in the primary but also fared poorly. Fowler received 940,309 votes (72 percent) to Young's 372,480 (28 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In 1995, Fowler won again over Republican candidate Wray M. Anderson (born 1953) of Mandeville in St. Tammany Parish: 954,076 (75 percent) to 323,422 (25 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> Anderson was cited for failure to file a campaign finance reform.<ref>2000 - 172 W. Anderson, Domino.ethics.state.la.us, accessed August 21, 2019</ref>
==Defeat in 1999 primary==
In 1999, however, Fowler ran into insurmountable difficulties, as it turned out in the race, in which ten challengers stepped forward: five Republicans, three fellow Democrats, and two "No party" candidates. Fowler finished a strong third with 247,961 (21 percent) in the multiple-candidate field and missed a general election berth by 9,222 votes. In fact, two Republicans secured the slots in the second balloting: Suzanne Haik Terrell, a former member of the [[New Orleans]] City Council (257,182 or 22 percent) and outgoing state Representative Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins of Baton Rouge (305,919 or 26 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Terrell, though the second-place finisher in the primary, went on to defeat Jenkins, who had earlier lost three high-profile races for the [[U.S. Senate]] to [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], [[Russell Long]], and [[Mary Landrieu]]. Jenkins' loss effectively ended his political career. Presumably had Fowler obtained the second slot, instead of Terrell, he would have lost to Jenkins, considering the allegations which surfaced about abuses of his office. In 2002, Terrell lost in her bid to deny Mary Landrieu a second term in the U.S. Senate.
In 1999, however, Fowler ran into insurmountable difficulties, as it turned out in the race, in which ten challengers stepped forward: five Republicans, three fellow Democrats, and two "No party" candidates. Fowler finished a strong third with 247,961 (21 percent) in the multiple-candidate field and missed a general election berth by 9,222 votes. In fact, two Republicans secured the slots in the second balloting: Suzanne Haik Terrell, a former member of the [[New Orleans]] City Council (257,182 or 22 percent) and outgoing state Representative Louis Elwood "Woody" Jenkins of Baton Rouge (305,919 or 26 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Terrell, though the second-place finisher in the primary, went on to defeat Jenkins, who had earlier lost three high-profile races for the [[U.S. Senate]] to [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], [[Russell Long]], and [[Mary Landrieu]]. Jenkins' loss effectively ended his political career. Presumably had Fowler obtained the second slot, instead of Terrell, he would have lost to Jenkins, considering the allegations which surfaced about abuses of his office. In 2002, Terrell lost in her bid to deny Mary Landrieu a second term in the U.S. Senate.