| − | Traylor was born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish and graduated in 1963 from Caldwell Parish High School. One of his classmates was future Louisiana Secretary of State Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005), son of former [[Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]]. Traylor served for two years in the [[United States Army]] as a military police investigator. He entered as a private and was discharged as a sergeant.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://law.lexisnexis.com/practiceareas//Chet-D---Traylor/|title=Chet D. Traylor|publisher=lexisnexis.com|accessdate=July 10, 2010}}</ref> In 1969, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in [[government]] from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University. While at NLU, he was a Louisiana state trooper (Troop F). In 1974, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.<ref name=bio/> | + | Traylor was born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish and graduated in 1963 from Caldwell Parish High School. One of his classmates was future Louisiana Secretary of State Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005), son of former [[Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]]. Traylor served for two years in the [[United States Army]] as a military police investigator. He entered as a private and was discharged as a sergeant.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=214297|title=Chet Traylor|publisher=OurCampaigns.com|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> In 1969, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in [[government]] from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University. While at NLU, he was a Louisiana state trooper (Troop F). In 1974, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.<ref name=bio/> |
| | From 1975 to 1982, he was an assistant district attorney in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish. He is a former investigator for the Louisiana Department of Justice Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit and a former legal advisor to the Louisiana State Police Narcotics, Detectives and Intelligence units.<ref name=bio/> | | From 1975 to 1982, he was an assistant district attorney in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish. He is a former investigator for the Louisiana Department of Justice Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit and a former legal advisor to the Louisiana State Police Narcotics, Detectives and Intelligence units.<ref name=bio/> |