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'''Frank Estes Cole,''' sometimes known as '''F. E. Cole''' (March 4, 1908 – May 31, 1981), was an educator from Many in Sabine Parish in western [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both houses of the state legislature between 1944 and 1960.
'''Frank Estes Cole,''' sometimes known as '''F. E. Cole''' (March 4, 1908 – May 31, 1981), was an educator from Many in Sabine Parish in western [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both houses of the state legislature between 1944 and 1960.
==Biography==
Cole was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cole in Ball, near [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in northern Rapides Parish. He graduated in 1925 from Franklin High School in Franklin in Robertson County, near [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]/[[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]]. He then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he played for the LSU Tigers as a guard and a tackle. In 1931, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in [[agriculture]]. He first taught and coached at Rayville High School in Rayville in Richland Parish in northeast Louisiana located to the east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. In the late 1930s, he moved to Many to become a vocational agriculture teacher and football coach for four years.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Cole, Frank Estes|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref>
Cole was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cole in Ball, near [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in northern Rapides Parish. He graduated in 1925 from Franklin High School in Franklin in Robertson County, near [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]/[[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]]. He then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he played for the LSU Tigers as a guard and a tackle. In 1931, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in [[agriculture]]. He first taught and coached at Rayville High School in Rayville in Richland Parish in northeast Louisiana located to the east of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. In the late 1930s, he moved to Many to become a vocational agriculture teacher and football coach for four years.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Cole, Frank Estes|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref>