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==Background==
==Background==
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]], based in [[Illinois]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[West Virginia]], 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]]. He attended the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] Academy at Quantico, [[Virginia]]. From 1964 to 1973, he was an FBI agent and then transferred to the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]], stationed in [[Illinois]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[West Virginia]]. He was cited for outstanding performance and personal bravery on five occasions by [[J. Edgar Hoover]], the first FBI director.<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/>
From 1974 to 1981, Weaver was the principal owner and president of the [[Shreveport]]-based security company, Southern Research, Inc., which with a multi-million payroll employed some four hundred persons.<ref name=house/>
From 1974 to 1981, Weaver was the principal owner and president of the [[Shreveport]]-based security company, Southern Research, Inc., which with a multi-million payroll employed some four hundred persons.<ref name=house/>