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==Background==

==Background==

Victory was one of seven children born to Thomas Edward Victory and the former Esther Horton. In 1963, he graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport as a member of the National Honor Society. He entered [[United Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport on an athletic scholarship and graduated in 1967 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history and government.<ref name=bio/> While in college, Victory worked at the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant west of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and as a roughneck in [[petroleum]] production.<ref name=lionsclub>{{cite web|url=http://www.northshreveportlions.org/072204.htm|title=North Shreveport Lions Club,  July 22, 2004|publisher=northshreveportlions.org|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

Victory was one of seven children born to Thomas Edward Victory (1905-1969) and the former Currie Esther Horton (1908-1977), who are interred at Keatchie Cemetery in DeSoto Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116365151/currie-esther-victory|title=Currie Esther Horton Victory|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 30, 2024}}</ref> In 1963, he graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport as a member of the National Honor Society. He entered [[United Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in Shreveport on an athletic scholarship and graduated in 1967 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in history and government.<ref name=bio/> While in college, Victory worked at the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant west of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and as a roughneck in [[petroleum]] production.<ref name=lionsclub>{{cite web|url=http://www.northshreveportlions.org/072204.htm|title=North Shreveport Lions Club,  July 22, 2004|publisher=northshreveportlions.org|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

In 1967, he entered [[Tulane University]] School of Law in [[New Orleans]] on a regional scholarship. He served on the ''Tulane Law Review.'' While at Tulane, he enlisted in the Special Airborne Forces of the Louisiana National Guard. After graduation from Tulane in 1971, he practiced in the Shreveport firm of Tucker Jeter and Jackson.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasc.org/justices/victory.asp|title=Louisiana Supreme Court: Associate Justice Jeffrey P. Victory|publisher=lasc.org|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref>

In 1967, he entered [[Tulane University]] School of Law in [[New Orleans]] on a regional scholarship. He served on the ''Tulane Law Review.'' While at Tulane, he enlisted in the Special Airborne Forces of the Louisiana National Guard. After graduation from Tulane in 1971, he practiced in the Shreveport firm of Tucker Jeter and Jackson.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasc.org/justices/victory.asp|title=Louisiana Supreme Court: Associate Justice Jeffrey P. Victory|publisher=lasc.org|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref>