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'''Joseph Albert Delpit''', known as '''Joe Delpit''' (born January 9, 1940), is an [[African-American]] [[business]]man from his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who from 1976 to 1992 was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 67. Earlier, he was the first black to serve on the East Baton Rouge Parish Commission, the combined city-parish government.

'''Joseph Albert Delpit''', known as '''Joe Delpit''' (born January 9, 1940), is an [[African-American]] [[business]]man from his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who from 1976 to 1992 was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 67. Earlier, he was the first black to serve on the East Baton Rouge Parish Commission, the combined city-parish government.

Since 1959, Delpit has owned and operated The Chicken Shack [[restaurant]], a company begun in 1935 by his father, Thomas H. Delpin with less than a dollar of capital.  He is also the president of D & W Health Services, Inc., which operates the nursing home known as The Oaks of Mid City. He is the secretary-treasurer of W. T.B., Inc., a [[corporation]] that operates a nursing home in [[Shreveport]], known as the Booker T. Washington Nursing Center.  

Since 1959, Delpit has owned and operated The Chicken Shack [[restaurant]], a company begun in 1935 by his father, Thomas H. Delpit with less than a dollar of capital.  He is also the president of D & W Health Services, Inc., which operates the nursing home known as The Oaks of Mid City. He is the secretary-treasurer of W. T.B., Inc., a [[corporation]] that operates a nursing home in [[Shreveport]], known as the Booker T. Washington Nursing Center.  

Delpit and his wife, the former Precious Robinson, have five children: Joseph Jr., Thomas, Deidre, Desiree, and Derrick. He also has eleven grandchildren.  Delpit attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and graduated from McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge. He attended historically black Southern University in Baton Rouge, at which he received credits in business administration and nutrition<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gojagsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205306393 |title=Joe Delpit Tabbed as Keynote Speaker for Hall of Fame Ceremony at Southern University|publisher=Gojagsports.com|date=April 17, 2009|accessdate=September 23, 2019}}</ref>

Delpit and his wife, the former Precious Robinson, have five children: Joseph Jr., Thomas, Deidre, Desiree, and Derrick. He also has eleven grandchildren.  Delpit attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and graduated from McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge. He attended historically black Southern University in Baton Rouge, at which he received credits in business administration and nutrition<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.gojagsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205306393 |title=Joe Delpit Tabbed as Keynote Speaker for Hall of Fame Ceremony at Southern University|publisher=Gojagsports.com|date=April 17, 2009|accessdate=September 23, 2019}}</ref>