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Parents:<br>

Parents:<br>

Wiley Douglas, Sr. and Abbie Marston Fowler​

Wiley Douglas, Sr. and Abbie Marston Fowler​

|relations=Hendrix M. "Mutt" Fowler (uncle)​​

|relations=Hendrix Marion "Mutt" Fowler, Sr. (uncle)​​

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

|occupation=[[Business]]man; [[Politician]]; Athlete​

|occupation=[[Business]]man; [[Politician]]; Athlete​

(3) While he was imprisoned for [[bribery]] and [[income tax]] evasion stemming from misconduct in connection with his job duties, Fowler's second wife, MariAnn, was kidnapped and went missing while she was en route to [[Beaumont]], [[Texas]], to visit her husband in prison. She was declared legally dead in 2005.​

(3) While he was imprisoned for [[bribery]] and [[income tax]] evasion stemming from misconduct in connection with his job duties, Fowler's second wife, MariAnn, was kidnapped and went missing while she was en route to [[Beaumont]], [[Texas]], to visit her husband in prison. She was declared legally dead in 2005.​

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'''Jerry Marston Fowler''' (April 26, 1940 &ndash; January 26, 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hWiE19AdgaumVlcjb2_qtLO-PbDQ|title=Former NFL lineman Jerry Fowler dies after complications from surgery at 68|date=January 26, 2009|publisher=''The Canadian Press''|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> was a [[Baton Rouge]] [[business]]man who served as [[Louisiana]]'s state Elections Commissioner from 1980 until his defeat in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket primary. He was part of the Fowler family [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] political dynasty.  

'''Jerry Marston Fowler''' (April 26, 1940 &ndash; January 26, 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hWiE19AdgaumVlcjb2_qtLO-PbDQ|title=Former NFL lineman Jerry Fowler dies after complications from surgery at 68|date=January 26, 2009|publisher=''The Canadian Press''|accessdate=January 27, 2009}}</ref> was a [[Baton Rouge]] [[business]]man who served as [[Louisiana]]'s state Elections Commissioner from 1980 until his defeat in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket primary. He was part of the Fowler family [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] political dynasty. He was also a college and professional [[football]] player.

Fowler vacated the position in 2000 and was thereafter indicted, convicted and imprisoned for [[bribery]] and [[income tax]] evasion in a scandal that grew out of acceptance of kickbacks on the purchase of voting machines. Fowler succeeded his ailing father, [[Douglas Fowler]],<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 29, 2009}}</ref> as Elections Commissioner. Collectively, the Fowlers, who hailed from Coushatta in Red River Parish, served forty-one years in the position, which began under the name, "Custodian of Voting Machines."​

Fowler vacated the position in 2000 after twenty years and was thereafter indicted, convicted and imprisoned for [[bribery]] and [[income tax]] evasion in a scandal that grew out of acceptance of kickbacks on the purchase of voting machines. Fowler succeeded his ailing father, [[Douglas Fowler]],<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 29, 2009}}</ref> as Elections Commissioner. Collectively, the Fowlers, who hailed from Coushatta in Red River Parish, served forty-one years in the position, which began under the name, "Custodian of Voting Machines."​

==Fowler political dynasty==

==Fowler political dynasty==

==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)==​

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==Abduction of Mari Ann Fowler==​

==Abduction of Mari Ann Fowler==​

During his incarceration, Fowler's second wife, Mari Ann Fowler (born April 12, 1937), disappeared on [[Christmas]] Eve 2002. She was abducted from the parking lot of a fast-food outlet in Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish, where she had stopped while headed to Beaumont to visit her husband. The abduction was partially photographed by a security camera. Fowler was never found, and was declared legally dead by a Louisiana state court judge in May 2004.​

During his incarceration, Fowler's second wife, Mari Ann Fowler (born April 12, 1937), disappeared on [[Christmas]] Eve 2002. She was abducted from the parking lot of a fast-food outlet in Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish, where she had stopped while headed to Beaumont to visit her husband. The abduction was partially photographed by a security camera. Never found, she was declared legally dead by a Louisiana state court judge in May 2004.​

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At the time she vanished, Mrs. Fowler was an education consultant. A former teacher, she had worked more than a quarter of a century for the Louisiana Department of Education in various capacities, including assistant state superintendent for research and development. She first attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond but received her bachelor's degree in [[English studies|English]] and speech from the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]] (then the University of Southwestern Louisiana). She also held a master's degree in educational supervision from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and a doctorate in education administration from Nova Southeast University in Fort Lauderdale, [[Florida]].​

At the time she vanished, Mrs. Fowler was an education consultant. A former teacher, she had worked more than a quarter of a century for the Louisiana Department of Education in various capacities, including assistant state superintendent for research and development. She first attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond but received her bachelor's degree in [[English studies|English]] and speech from the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]] (then the University of Southwestern Louisiana). She also held a master's degree in educational supervision from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and a doctorate in education administration from Nova Southeast University in Fort Lauderdale, [[Florida]].​