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|preceded=Steven J. Dupuis<br>
|preceded=Steven J. Dupuis<br>
Sidney S. Sylvester
Sidney S. Sylvester
|succeeded=Walter James Champagne, Jr.
|succeeded=Walter James<br> Champagne, Jr.
|office2=Louisiana State Senator<br> for District 26 (Acadia, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, and St. Landry parishes), formerly District 24
|office2=Louisiana State Senator<br> for District 26 (Acadia, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, and St. Landry parishes), formerly District 24
|term_start2=1976
|term_start2=1976
'''Armand Joseph Brinkhaus, Sr.''' (November 7, 1935) – February 12, 2017)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url= https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=184134282#:~:text=A%20Mass%20of%20Christian%20Burial%20will%20be%20held,Lafayette%20General%20Medical%20Center%20after%20a%20short%20illness.|title=Armand Brinkhaus obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=February 14, 2017|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> was an [[attorney]] from his native Sunset in St. Landry Parish, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both houses of his state legislature. He was a representative from 1968 to 1976<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> and the state Senate from 1976 to 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> He was particularly known for his promotion of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana to encourage use of the [[French]] language.
'''Armand Joseph Brinkhaus, Sr.''' (November 7, 1935) – February 12, 2017)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url= https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=184134282#:~:text=A%20Mass%20of%20Christian%20Burial%20will%20be%20held,Lafayette%20General%20Medical%20Center%20after%20a%20short%20illness.|title=Armand Brinkhaus obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=February 14, 2017|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> was an [[attorney]] from his native Sunset in St. Landry Parish, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both houses of his state legislature. He was a representative from 1968 to 1976<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> and the state Senate from 1976 to 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> He was particularly known for his promotion of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana to encourage use of the [[French]] language.
==Background==
==Background==