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In 1978, he waged a losing race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]], the ultimate winner that year having been Weaver’s legislative colleague, wealthy businessman Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr., then of Leessville in Vernon Parish and later a long-term resident of [[Lake Charles]]
In 1978, he waged a losing race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]], the ultimate winner that year having been Weaver’s legislative colleague, wealthy businessman Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr., then of Leessville in Vernon Parish and later a long-term resident of [[Lake Charles]]
==Background==
==Backgro9und==
A Homer native, Weaver graduated in 1960 from Homer High School. In 1964, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. From 1964 to 1973, he was an agent of both the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] and the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]], and was cited for outstanding performance and personal bravery on five occasions by the first FBI Director, [[J. Edgar Hoover]].<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:n7Bv-aAwzTsJ:files.statesurge.com/file/202936+Loy+Weaver&hl=en&gl=us|title="House Resolution No. 5", March 10, 2008|publisher=google.com|accessdate=September 5, 2009}}</ref> At the Drug Enforcement Administration, Weaver was in regular consultation with five state governors.<ref name=house/>
A Homer native, Weaver graduated in 1960 from Homer High School. In 1964, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. From 1964 to 1973, he was an agent of both the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] and the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]], and was cited for outstanding performance and personal bravery on five occasions by the first FBI Director, [[J. Edgar Hoover]].<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:n7Bv-aAwzTsJ:files.statesurge.com/file/202936+Loy+Weaver&hl=en&gl=us|title="House Resolution No. 5", March 10, 2008|publisher=google.com|accessdate=September 5, 2009}}</ref> At the Drug Enforcement Administration, Weaver was in regular consultation with five state governors.<ref name=house/>