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==Background==

==Background==

Born to John and Oneida Bares (pronounced BAH REZ), Bares was reared in the LeBlanc community in Vermilion Parish near Lafayette. He graduated in 1954 from Erath High School in Erath, at which he played all sports, served as senior class president, and was a member of the chorus and parliamentary teams, both of which secured statewide recognition.<ref name=am>{{cite web|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5uHmwUT32|title=Living Legends: Senator Allen Bares|publisher=The Acadian Museum in Erath|accessdate=September 23, 2019}}</ref> Bares then graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which he procured his Bachelor of Arts and law degrees, the latter in 1960. He was a member of Sigma Nu at LSU and served as the fraternity president in 1957. He thereafter helped to establish a Sigma Nu chapter at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bares was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Louisiana National Guard. He served six months of active duty at Fort Jackson, [[South Carolina]].<ref name=obit>{{​

Born to John and Oneida Bares (pronounced BAH REZ), Bares was reared in the LeBlanc community in Vermilion Parish near Lafayette. He graduated in 1954 from Erath High School in Erath, at which he played all sports, served as senior class president, and was a member of the chorus and parliamentary teams, both of which secured statewide recognition.<ref name=am>{{cite web|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5uHmwUT32|title=Living Legends: Senator Allen Bares|publisher=The Acadian Museum in Erath|accessdate=September 23, 2019}}</ref> Bares then graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which he procured his Bachelor of Arts and law degrees, the latter in 1960. He was a member of Sigma Nu at LSU and served as the fraternity president in 1957. He thereafter helped to establish a Sigma Nu chapter at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bares was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Louisiana National Guard. He served six months of active duty at Fort Jackson, [[South Carolina]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=​https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=115711761|title=Allen Bares obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 16, 2008|accessdate=September 23, 2019}}</ref>

Bares began his legal career in Abbeville, the seat of government for Vermilion Parish, as an associate of J. E. Kibbee.<ref name=am/> In 1961, he moved to Lafayette as an associate general counsel with the All American Insurance Company. He organized Val-u Investment Corporation and served as its vice president and general counsel. He practiced law for nearly a half century, most recently with the Oliver and Way firm of Lafayette. He was a [[lobbyist]] after he left the state Senate.<ref name=obit/>​

Bares began his legal career in Abbeville, the seat of government for Vermilion Parish, as an associate of J. E. Kibbee.<ref name=am/> In 1961, he moved to Lafayette as an associate general counsel with the All American Insurance Company. He organized Val-u Investment Corporation and served as its vice president and general counsel. He practiced law for nearly a half century, most recently with the Oliver and Way firm of Lafayette. He was a [[lobbyist]] after he left the state Senate.<ref name=obit/>​

Bares led Jordan in the 1991 primary with 13,409 votes (40 percent) to 9,313 ballots (28 percent). Two other Republicans, Carl W. Tritschler (born 1964) and Max A. Menard received a critical 6,713 (20 percent) and 3,921 votes (12 percent), respectively. The three Republican candidates, in what was otherwise a heavily Democratic year in Louisiana politics, polled a combined 60 percent in the state Senate primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In the runoff, technically the [[general election]] on November 16, 1991, Jordan received 22,224 (60 percent) to Bares' 14,730 (again 40 percent). In that same election, [[Edwin Edwards]] returned for a fourth nonconsecutive term as governor in the showdown with former [[Ku Klux Klan]] figure [[David Duke]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, General election returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>​

Bares led Jordan in the 1991 primary with 13,409 votes (40 percent) to 9,313 ballots (28 percent). Two other Republicans, Carl W. Tritschler (born 1964) and Max A. Menard received a critical 6,713 (20 percent) and 3,921 votes (12 percent), respectively. The three Republican candidates, in what was otherwise a heavily Democratic year in Louisiana politics, polled a combined 60 percent in the state Senate primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In the runoff, technically the [[general election]] on November 16, 1991, Jordan received 22,224 (60 percent) to Bares' 14,730 (again 40 percent). In that same election, [[Edwin Edwards]] returned for a fourth nonconsecutive term as governor in the showdown with former [[Ku Klux Klan]] figure [[David Duke]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, General election returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>​

A reformer in the legislature, Bares served as national vice president of the Education Commission of the States from 1985 to 1986. He championed tort reform and was a lead author of the 1987 Workman's Compensation Reform Act. Bares was president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of French Speaking Legislators and a supporter of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, or CODOFIL. In 1991, the nation of [[France]] awarded Bares the Medal of Merit to recognize his efforts to preserve the French language and culture in Louisiana.<ref name=obit/> He grew up speaking French and did not learn [[English]] until he entered elementary school.<ref name="Senator Allen Bares Laid To Rest"/> On two occasions, Bares, as state senator, accompanied Governor Roemer on trips to France and to [[Japan]].<ref name=am/>​

A reformer in the legislature, Bares served as national vice president of the Education Commission of the States from 1985 to 1986. He championed tort reform and was a lead author of the 1987 Workman's Compensation Reform Act. Bares was president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of French Speaking Legislators and a supporter of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). In 1991, the nation of [[France]] awarded Bares the Medal of Merit to recognize his efforts to preserve the French language and culture in Louisiana.<ref name=obit/> He grew up speaking French and did not learn [[English]] until he entered elementary school. On two occasions, Bares, as a state senator, accompanied Governor Roemer on trips to France and to [[Japan]].<ref name=am/>​

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