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Centenary College of Louisiana​

Centenary College of Louisiana​

| occupation=[[Business]]man​

| occupation=[[Business]]man​

| spouse=Name of spouse unavailable​

| children=Three children​<br>

| spouse=Jane Smith Carter (married c. 1948-1987, his death)​

| children=Vicki C. Bentel<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

Cecil Kay, Sr., and Nettie M. Carter​​

Cecil Kay, Sr., and Nettie M. Carter​​

In 1980, Carter was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 4th congressional district. He was eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], and the position went to [[Buddy Roemer]], later the governor from 1988 to 1992. Roemer defeated his then fellow Democrat, the incumbent Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach in the 1980 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter2.html|title=C. Kay Carter, Jr.|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>​ In 1978, Leach succeeded the popular Representative [[Joe Waggonner]], first elected in 1961 in a special election held to fill the seat of Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961), who died in office.

In 1980, Carter was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 4th congressional district. He was eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], and the position went to [[Buddy Roemer]], later the governor from 1988 to 1992. Roemer defeated his then fellow Democrat, the incumbent Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach in the 1980 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter2.html|title=C. Kay Carter, Jr.|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>​ In 1978, Leach succeeded the popular Representative [[Joe Waggonner]], first elected in 1961 in a special election held to fill the seat of Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961), who died in office.

In 1983, Carter sought a state senatorial comeback but was blocked by incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Grady Neeson, who had unseated Shehee in 1979 after her single four-year term.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 12, 1983.</ref>​

In 1983, Carter sought a state senatorial comeback but was blocked by incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Grady Neeson, who had unseated Shehee in 1979 after her single four-year term.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 22, 1983.</ref>​

==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==

Athe time of his death in 1987 at the age of fifty-seven, Carter was again seeking public office. He was challenging two-term state Representative Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell in District 4 in southwestern Shreveport. Waddell subsequently became a judges of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court. Carter had left a candidate forum early. An off-duty [[firefighter]] found Carter slumped in his idling car parked off Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport. He had died of a [[heart attack]].<ref name=death/> Mrs. Carter, whose first and maiden names are unavailable, was the district supervisor of the Louisiana Tourist Commission.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 3, 1969, p. 5.</ref>​

Athe time of his death in 1987 at the age of fifty-seven, Carter was again seeking public office. He was challenging two-term state Representative Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell in District 4 in southwestern Shreveport. Waddell subsequently became a judges of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court. Carter had left a candidate forum early. An off-duty [[firefighter]] found Carter slumped in his idling car parked off Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport. He had died of a [[heart attack]].<ref name=death/> Mrs. Carter, whose first and maiden names are unavailable, was the district supervisor of the Louisiana Tourist Commission.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 3, 1969, p. 5.</ref>​

 

Carter is interred, alongside his parents, at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.​

Carter was a long-time member of the Ford Park [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church. His funeral eulogy was delivered by the Republican state Representative Arthur William "Art" Sour, Jr. (1924-2000). He is interred, alongside his parents, at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52141949/cecil-kay-carter|title=Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

A scholarship in the field of construction is endowed in Carter's name at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>University of Louisiana at Monroe scholarships, meritaid.com, accessed May 2, 2010; no longer accessible; scholarship may be defunct.</ref>​

A scholarship in the field of construction is endowed in Carter's name at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>University of Louisiana at Monroe scholarships, meritaid.com, accessed May 2, 2010; no longer accessible; scholarship may be defunct.</ref>​

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