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| birth_date=September 24, 1936​

| birth_date=September 24, 1936​

| birth_place=Vermilion Parish, Louisiana​

| birth_place=Vermilion Parish, Louisiana​

|death_date=August 14, 2008 (aged 71)​

| death_date=August 14, 2008 (aged 71)​

|death_place=Lafayette, Louisiana​

| death_place=Lafayette, Louisiana​

| alma_mater=Erath High School<br>

| alma_mater=Erath High School<br>

[[Louisiana State University]]<br>

[[Louisiana State University]]<br>

Allen Bares, II<br>​

Allen Bares, II<br>​

Elizabeth B. Mackie<br>

Elizabeth B. Mackie<br>

'''Parents'':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

​John and Oneida Bares

​John and Oneida Bares

|footnotes='''Notes''':<br>

|footnotes='''Notes''':<br>

==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>{{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>

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 in the [[United States Army]] 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/>​

[[Category:Pro-Life]]​

[[Category:Pro-Life]]​

[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]​

[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]​