| | Born in [[Shreveport]], Courtney is one of three children of the late Virginia Elizabeth Doyle, and the [[World War II]] Lieutenant General John Spencer Hardy (1913-2012), originally from Logansport in DeSoto Parish. Her brothers are John S. Hardy, Jr., of Baton Rouge and George Dickson Hardy of [[San Diego]], [[California]].<ref>Obituary of John Spencer Hardy, ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' May 3, 2012.</ref> | | Born in [[Shreveport]], Courtney is one of three children of the late Virginia Elizabeth Doyle, and the [[World War II]] Lieutenant General John Spencer Hardy (1913-2012), originally from Logansport in DeSoto Parish. Her brothers are John S. Hardy, Jr., of Baton Rouge and George Dickson Hardy of [[San Diego]], [[California]].<ref>Obituary of John Spencer Hardy, ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' May 3, 2012.</ref> |
| | She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in [[history]] and speech and a [[Master of Arts]] in European history and government from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She completed a course in public broadcasting management at the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref name=lpb/> | | She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in [[history]] and speech and a [[Master of Arts]] in European history and government from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She completed a course in public broadcasting management at the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref name=lpb/> |