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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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'''Dudley Joseph LeBlanc, Sr.''' (August 16, 1894 – October 22, 1971), also known as '''Coozan (or Cousin Dud LeBlanc''', was an [[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]], [[Roman Catholic]], and Cajun member of both houses of the [[Louisiana]] state Legislature from the 1920s to the 1970s. His entrepreneurial talents netted him a fortune through the [[alcohol]]-laden patent medicine he invented known as Hadacol. He is also considered the "father of the old age pension" in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64708690/dudley-joseph-leblanc|title=Dudley Joseph "Coozan Dud" LeBlanc|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}</ref>
'''Dudley Joseph LeBlanc, Sr.''' (August 16, 1894 – October 22, 1971), also known as '''Coozan (or Cousin) Dud LeBlanc''', was an [[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]], [[Roman Catholic]], and Cajun member of both houses of the [[Louisiana]] state Legislature from the 1920s to the 1970s. His entrepreneurial talents netted him a fortune through the [[alcohol]]-laden patent medicine he invented known as Hadacol. He is also considered the "father of the old age pension" in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64708690/dudley-joseph-leblanc|title=Dudley Joseph "Coozan Dud" LeBlanc|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}</ref>
His birth home was relocated from the LeBlanc community to [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, to become part of Acadian Village, an authentic vision of 19th-century life in southwestern Louisiana.
His birth home was relocated from the LeBlanc community to [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, to become part of Acadian Village, an authentic vision of 19th-century life in southwestern Louisiana.