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==Background==

==Background==

Foster resided at his family's Oaklawn Manor sugar plantation near Franklin in St. Mary Parish in the southern portion of his state. Foster's grandfather, Murphy, Sr. (1849-1921), was a Louisiana governor and [[U.S. Senator]] from Louisiana; technically Murphy Foster, III, he used the Roman numeral "II" because his grandfather died nine years before Foster was born.  

Foster resided at his family's Oaklawn Manor sugar plantation near Franklin in St. Mary Parish in the southern portion of his state. Foster's grandfather, Murphy, Sr. (1849-1921), was a Louisiana governor and [[U.S. Senator]] from Louisiana; technically Murphy Foster, III, he used the Roman numeral "II" because his grandfather died nine years before Foster was born.  

After his divorce, he married Alice C. Foster, formerly Alice West from her first marriage (November 6, 1940 – March 6, 2025). A native of Portsmouth, [[Virginia]], she was [[File:Alice Foster of LA.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Alice Cosner Foster was the First Lady of Louisiana from 1996 to 2004.]]

After a divorce from an unnamed first wife, he married Alice Cosner Foster, formerly Alice West from her first marriage (November 6, 1940 – March 6, 2025). A native of Portsmouth, [[Virginia]], she was a daughter of Hubert and Vira Surles Cosner.

influential as the First Lady of Louisiana, involved in Project Clean-Up (The Governor's state-wide Litter Eradication program), Breast Cancer Awareness programs, the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, of which she served as the 1996, 1997, and 1998 campaign spokesperson. She was the author of an educational children's book, ''You Are Sunshine.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.theadvocate.com/obituary/alice-foster-1092744060|title=Alice Foster obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=March 8, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Alice Foster of LA.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Alice Cosner Foster was the First Lady of Louisiana from 1996 to 2004.]]

As the First Lady of Louisiana, she was involved in Project Clean-Up (The Governor's state-wide Litter Eradication program), Breast Cancer Awareness programs, the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, of which she served as the 1996, 1997, and 1998 campaign spokesperson. She was the author of an educational children's book, ''You Are Sunshine.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.theadvocate.com/obituary/alice-foster-1092744060|title=Alice Foster obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=March 8, 2025}}</ref>

==Political career==

==Political career==