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'''Troyce Eual Guice''' (November 1, 1932 – March 29, 2008) was a [[business]]man in northeastern [[Louisiana]] who twice ran for the [[United States Senate]] in campaigns thirty years apart, 1966 and 1996. A [[conservative]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Guice later moved to nearby Natchez in Adams County, [[Mississippi]]. There he joined the [[Republican Party]]] and became a donor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-NATCHEZ-MS.html |title=NATCHEZ, MS Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=City.data.com|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
'''Troyce Eual Guice''' (November 1, 1932 – March 29, 2008) was a [[business]]man in northeastern [[Louisiana]] who twice ran for the [[United States Senate]] in campaigns thirty years apart, 1966 and 1996. A [[conservative]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Guice later moved to nearby Natchez in Adams County, [[Mississippi]]. There he joined the [[Republican Party]]] and became a donor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-NATCHEZ-MS.html |title=NATCHEZ, MS Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=City.data.com|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
Guice was involved in three major business ventures – [[automobile]] dealerships, restaurants, and Guice Farms, which he purchased in 1961. He expanded operations into five states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=210569&fh_id=11269&s_id=4C3ED4F94364F621B42C71BB0ABC84EA|title=Troyce Guice|publisher=Meaningfulfunerals.net|accessdate=</ref>
Guice was involved in three major business ventures – [[automobile]] dealerships, restaurants, and Guice Farms, which he purchased in 1961. He expanded operations into five states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=210569&fh_id=11269&s_id=4C3ED4F94364F621B42C71BB0ABC84EA|title=Troyce Guice|publisher=Meaningfulfunerals.net|accessdate=</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Guice was born in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, to Ivy Eual Guice (1910–1994) and the former Tressie Westbrook (1911–1999), later of Vidalia in Concordia Parish.Tensas Parish, the smallest of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes, is located along the west side of the [[Mississippi River]] north of Natchez, Mississippi, where Guice spent his later years.
Guice was born in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, to Ivy Eual Guice (1910–1994) and the former Tressie Westbrook (1911–1999), later of Vidalia in Concordia Parish.Tensas Parish, the smallest of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes, is located along the west side of the [[Mississippi River]] north of Natchez, Mississippi, where Guice spent his later years.
Guice graduated from the former Joseph Moore Davidson High School, which was then [[Segregation|segregated]]; the institution is now known as Tensas High School. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He served in the United States National Guard.<ref name=Obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/OBITUARIES/80401042/1023|title=Troyce E. Guice|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk|accessdate=April 2, 2008; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Guice graduated from the former Joseph Moore Davidson High School, which was then [[Segregation|segregated]]; the institution is now known as Tensas High School. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He served in the United States National Guard.<ref name=Obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/OBITUARIES/80401042/1023|title=Troyce E. Guice|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk|accessdate=April 2, 2008; no longer on-line}}</ref>
In 1954, Guice opened his [[Buick]] dealership in Ferriday in Concordia Parish but relocated to Wisner in Franklin Parish in 1958 with his Guice [[Chevrolet]], but moved the dealership to Ferriday in 1959. He als launched his farming operation at that time. Three decades later, he opened another Chevrolet dealership in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.
In 1954, Guice opened his [[Buick]] dealership in Ferriday in Concordia Parish but relocated to Wisner in Franklin Parish in 1958 with his Guice [[Chevrolet]], but moved the dealership to Ferriday in 1959. He als launched his farming operation at that time. Three decades later, he opened another Chevrolet dealership in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.
Thereafter, Guice went into the restaurant business, opening T. G. Ribs and The Natchez Landing in both Natchez and [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=Obit/> He also operated a [[bed and breakfast]] in Natchez.
Thereafter, Guice went into the restaurant business, opening T. G. Ribs and The Natchez Landing in both Natchez and [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=Obit/> He also operated a bed and breakfast in Natchez.
The Natchez restaurant closed after a [[casino]] opened nearby, and the the business became noncompetitive. "The bottom line is that money they're spending at the casino is money they're not spending at other businesses," Guice said in a 2003 interview.<ref>{{cite web|url=
The Natchez restaurant closed after a [[casino]] opened nearby, and the the business became noncompetitive. "The bottom line is that money they're spending at the casino is money they're not spending at other businesses," Guice said in a 2003 interview.<ref>{{cite web|url=