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{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Francis F. Dugas, Sr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br>for Lafourche Parish
|term_start=1956
|term_end=1960
|preceded=R. J. Soignet<br>
Dick Guidry
|succeeded=Dudley A. Bernard<br>
Woolen J. Falgout
|birth_date=June 9, 1919
|birth_place=Rayne, Acadia Parish<br>Louisiana
|spouse= Doris Valentine Bergeron Dugas
|children=Bridgett Dugas Harris<br>
Bernadette Frances Dugas<br>
Francis "Rocky" Dugas, Jr.
|residence=Thibodaux, Louisiana
|death_date=September 2, 2008 (aged 89)
|death_place=Thibodaux, Louisiana
|resting_place=St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-later-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|occupation=[[Atorney]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana College]]<br>
[[Louisiana State University]] Law Center
|branch=[[United States Navy]]
|battles/wars=[[World War II]]}}
'''Francis F. Dugas, Sr.''' (June 9, 1919 – September 2, 2008),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dugas&GSfn=Francis&GSby=1919&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=2008&GSdyrel=in&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=101397757&df=all&|title=Francis Dugas, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}</ref> was initially a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] and [[attorney]] from Thibodaux, [[Louisiana]]. However, he changed his party affiliation from Democratic to [[Republican Party|Republican]] during the presidency of [[Ronald W. Reagan.
==Background==
Born in Rayne in Acadia Parish in South Louisiana,<ref name=dugasobit/> Dugas was one of eight children of Ulysse Vital Dugas (1882-1968) and the former Louise Marie Duhon (1887-1978). He was reared in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish. Dugas wrote of his parents: "[We] were born and reared on a farm. Although [our] mother and father lacked formal education, they were endowed with an abundance of courage and foresight which provided the strength and determination necessary to guide all of their children through the hallowed halls of knowledge."<ref name=memorial>{{cite web|url=http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/10167/|title=Meade J. Dugas|publisher=westpointaog.org|accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref>
A [[Roman Catholic]], Dugas received his Bachelor of Arts from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] and his legal credentials from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the [[United States Navy]]. He was affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Kiwanis International.<ref>''Lake Charles American-Press'', December 3, 1963, p. 26</ref>
==Political life==
From 1956 to 1960, during the third administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], Dugas was the state representative for Lafourche Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Lafourche Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}</ref> In 1963, Dugas ran for lieutenant governor on the intraparty ticket of a Long opponent, former Governor [[Robert F. Kennon]], formerly of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in North Louisiana.<ref>''The Lake Charles American-Press,'' November 10, 1963, p. 7.</ref> Both Kennon and Dugas lost their respective races. The governorship went to [[John J. McKeithen]] of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, also in North Louisiana; the lieutenant governorship to incumbent Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987), also a former [[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Franklin in St. Mary Parish in South Louisiana.<ref>''The Shreveport Times,'' January 12, 1964, p. 1.</ref>
==Dugas family==
Dugas and his wife, the former Doris Valentine Bergeron (1922-2001), had two daughters, Bridgett Dugas Harris (born 1942) and Bernadette Frances Dugas (born 1948) and a son, Francis "Rocky" Dugas, Jr. (born April 1953), all of Thibodaux. The Dugas' third daughter, Celeste, died at birth in 1964. Dugas died in 2008 at the age of eighty-nine in Thibodaux and is interredthere at St. Joseph Cemetery at 949 Menard Street in Thibodaux.<ref name=dugasobit/>
Dugas was predeceased by a grandson, Jacob Meade Dugas (1977-2002), a great-granddaughter, Jada Frances Dugas (2002-2004),<ref name=findagrave/> and all four of his brothers, including Colonel Meade J. Dugas (1909-1965),<ref name=dugasobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.tri-parishtimes.com/obituaries/article_ca780f0b-b885-52a0-a297-61a868ada71c.html|title=Francis Dugas, Sr.|publisher=tri-parishtimes.com|accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref> a graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]], [[New York]], and a decorated soldier of [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Dugas referred to his oldest brother as "a constant inspiration, a 'big brother' who was splendid in every way—a gentleman, a scholar, and a soldier who never compromised his honor or his dedication to duty."<ref name=memorial/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dugas, Francis}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
|name= Francis F. Dugas, Sr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br>for Lafourche Parish
|term_start=1956
|term_end=1960
|preceded=R. J. Soignet<br>
Dick Guidry
|succeeded=Dudley A. Bernard<br>
Woolen J. Falgout
|birth_date=June 9, 1919
|birth_place=Rayne, Acadia Parish<br>Louisiana
|spouse= Doris Valentine Bergeron Dugas
|children=Bridgett Dugas Harris<br>
Bernadette Frances Dugas<br>
Francis "Rocky" Dugas, Jr.
|residence=Thibodaux, Louisiana
|death_date=September 2, 2008 (aged 89)
|death_place=Thibodaux, Louisiana
|resting_place=St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-later-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|occupation=[[Atorney]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana College]]<br>
[[Louisiana State University]] Law Center
|branch=[[United States Navy]]
|battles/wars=[[World War II]]}}
'''Francis F. Dugas, Sr.''' (June 9, 1919 – September 2, 2008),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dugas&GSfn=Francis&GSby=1919&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=2008&GSdyrel=in&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=101397757&df=all&|title=Francis Dugas, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}</ref> was initially a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] and [[attorney]] from Thibodaux, [[Louisiana]]. However, he changed his party affiliation from Democratic to [[Republican Party|Republican]] during the presidency of [[Ronald W. Reagan.
==Background==
Born in Rayne in Acadia Parish in South Louisiana,<ref name=dugasobit/> Dugas was one of eight children of Ulysse Vital Dugas (1882-1968) and the former Louise Marie Duhon (1887-1978). He was reared in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish. Dugas wrote of his parents: "[We] were born and reared on a farm. Although [our] mother and father lacked formal education, they were endowed with an abundance of courage and foresight which provided the strength and determination necessary to guide all of their children through the hallowed halls of knowledge."<ref name=memorial>{{cite web|url=http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/10167/|title=Meade J. Dugas|publisher=westpointaog.org|accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref>
A [[Roman Catholic]], Dugas received his Bachelor of Arts from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] and his legal credentials from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the [[United States Navy]]. He was affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Kiwanis International.<ref>''Lake Charles American-Press'', December 3, 1963, p. 26</ref>
==Political life==
From 1956 to 1960, during the third administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], Dugas was the state representative for Lafourche Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Lafourche Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 15, 2020}}</ref> In 1963, Dugas ran for lieutenant governor on the intraparty ticket of a Long opponent, former Governor [[Robert F. Kennon]], formerly of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in North Louisiana.<ref>''The Lake Charles American-Press,'' November 10, 1963, p. 7.</ref> Both Kennon and Dugas lost their respective races. The governorship went to [[John J. McKeithen]] of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, also in North Louisiana; the lieutenant governorship to incumbent Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987), also a former [[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Franklin in St. Mary Parish in South Louisiana.<ref>''The Shreveport Times,'' January 12, 1964, p. 1.</ref>
==Dugas family==
Dugas and his wife, the former Doris Valentine Bergeron (1922-2001), had two daughters, Bridgett Dugas Harris (born 1942) and Bernadette Frances Dugas (born 1948) and a son, Francis "Rocky" Dugas, Jr. (born April 1953), all of Thibodaux. The Dugas' third daughter, Celeste, died at birth in 1964. Dugas died in 2008 at the age of eighty-nine in Thibodaux and is interredthere at St. Joseph Cemetery at 949 Menard Street in Thibodaux.<ref name=dugasobit/>
Dugas was predeceased by a grandson, Jacob Meade Dugas (1977-2002), a great-granddaughter, Jada Frances Dugas (2002-2004),<ref name=findagrave/> and all four of his brothers, including Colonel Meade J. Dugas (1909-1965),<ref name=dugasobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.tri-parishtimes.com/obituaries/article_ca780f0b-b885-52a0-a297-61a868ada71c.html|title=Francis Dugas, Sr.|publisher=tri-parishtimes.com|accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref> a graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]], [[New York]], and a decorated soldier of [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Dugas referred to his oldest brother as "a constant inspiration, a 'big brother' who was splendid in every way—a gentleman, a scholar, and a soldier who never compromised his honor or his dedication to duty."<ref name=memorial/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dugas, Francis}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]