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==Career==
==Career==
Before entering his law practice, Jacob Morrison reported on LSU sports for ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' and was the sports editor of the former ''Baton Rouge State Times.'' His two law partners were his half-brother "Chep" Morrison and [[Hale Boggs|Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.]], a future [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, based in New Orleans.<ref name=lahist/>
Before entering his law practice, Jacob Morrison reported on LSU sports for ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' and was the sports editor of the former ''Baton Rouge State Times.'' His two law partners were his half-brother "Chep" Morrison and [[Hale Boggs|Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.]], a future [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, based in New Orleans.<ref name=lahist/>
In the late 1930s, Morrison was elected to the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized and renamed the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He served in the [[United States Army]] from 1943 to 1945 during [[World War II]] and resumed his law practice after the war.<ref name=lahist/>
In the late 1930s, Morrison was elected to the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized and renamed the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He served in the [[United States Army]] from 1943 to 1945 during [[World War II]] and resumed his law practice after the war.<ref name=lahist/>
Morrison's work on behalf of the French Quarter came through his presidency of the Vieux Carre Property Owners and Association, Inc., and his leadership in the Friends of the Cabildo. He supported historical preservation by seeking incentives for owners to maintain properties. In 1957, he published his pioneer law textbook on preservation, '''Historic Preservation Law.'' He was a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.<ref name=lahist/>
Morrison's work on behalf of the French Quarter came through his presidency of the Vieux Carre Property Owners and Association, Inc., and his leadership in the Friends of the Cabildo. He supported historical preservation by seeking incentives for owners to maintain properties. In 1957, he published his pioneer law textbook on preservation, '''Historic Preservation Law.'' He was a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.<ref name=lahist/>
Morrison was a member of the local, state, and national bar associations; Phi Delta Phi national legal fraternity, Sigma Delta Chi, since renamed the Society of Professional Journalists, and the [[Roman Catholic]] Church.
Morrison was a member of the local, state, and national bar associations; Phi Delta Phi national legal fraternity, Sigma Delta Chi, since renamed the Society of Professional Journalists, and the [[Roman Catholic]] Church.<ref name=lahist/>
Jacob and Mary Morrison are interred at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.<ref name=lahist/>
Jacob and Mary Morrison are interred at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.<ref name=lahist/>