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==Background==
==Background==
Morrison was born in New Roads in Pointe Coupée Parish (pronounced COO PEA), to the former Eloise Yancy (1876–1905) of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, who died the same year that Jacob was forn. Jacob's father, Jacob Haight Morrison, III (1875–1929), was the district attorney of Pointe Coupee Parish. After Eloise's death, he married Anita Olivier, a New Orleans socialite; they had a son, [[Chep Morrison]]. Anita became a stepmother to Chep's older half-brother, Jacob.<ref name=lahist/> "Chep" became an attorney and politician and was elected as the [[mayor]] of New Orleans,, a post which he filled from 1946 to 1961. He ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] in 1956, 1960, and 1963, having lost to [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], [[Jimmie Davis]], and [[John J. McKeithen]], respectively.
Morrison was born in New Roads in Pointe Coupée Parish (pronounced COO PEA), to the former Eloise Yancy (1876–1905) of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, who died the same year that Jacob was forn. Jacob's father, Jacob Haight Morrison, III (1875–1929), was the district attorney of Pointe Coupée Parish. After Eloise's death, he married Anita Olivier, a New Orleans socialite; they had a son, [[Chep Morrison]]. Anita became a stepmother to Chep's older half-brother, Jacob.<ref name=lahist/> "Chep" became an attorney and politician and was elected as the [[mayor]] of New Orleans,, a post which he filled from 1946 to 1961. He ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] in 1956, 1960, and 1963, having lost to [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], [[Jimmie Davis]], and [[John J. McKeithen]], respectively.
Morrison earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and his law degree from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans. On July 4, 1938, he married Mary Meek (February 2, 1911 - February 26, 1999) of McComb, [[Mississippi]]. The couple had no children.<ref name=lahist/>
Morrison earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and his law degree from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans. On July 4, 1938, he married Mary Meek (February 2, 1911 - February 26, 1999) of McComb, [[Mississippi]]. The couple had no children.<ref name=lahist/>