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'''Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.''', known as '''C. Kay Carter, Jr.''', or '''C. K. Carter''' (October 19, 1929 &ndash; August 31, 1987),<ref name=death>"C. Kay Carter dies," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 1, 1987, p. 1.</ref> was a construction [[business]]man from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1972 to 1976 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for District 38 in Caddo and DeSoto parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>​

'''Cecil Kay Carter, Jr.''', known as '''C. Kay Carter, Jr.''', or '''C. K. Carter''' (October 19, 1929 &ndash; August 31, 1987),<ref name=death>"C. Kay Carter dies," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 1, 1987, p. 1.</ref> was a construction [[business]]man from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1972 to 1976 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for District 38 in Caddo and DeSoto parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>​

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==Background==​

==Background==

Carter was born in Cleburne in Johnson County near [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], to Cecil Carter, Sr. (1907-1967), a carpenter, and the former Nettie Carlock (1909-1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Cecil+Kay&gsln=Carter%2c+Sr.&mswpn__ftp=Cleburne%2c+Johnson%2c+Texas%2c+USA&mswpn=77563&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3249%7c46%7c0%7c1546%7c77563%7c0%7c&uidh=upc&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=62507728&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|title=Cecil K. Carter in the United States 1930 Federal Census|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The Carters moved to Shreveport, and he attended the since reorganized Fair Park High School and Centenary College of Louisiana.

Carter was born in Cleburne in Johnson County near [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], to Cecil Carter, Sr. (1907-1967), a [[carpenter]], and his wife, the former Nettie Carlock 1909-1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Cecil+Kay&gsln=Carter%2c+Sr.&mswpn__ftp=Cleburne%2c+Johnson%2c+Texas%2c+USA&mswpn=77563&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3249%7c46%7c0%7c1546%7c77563%7c0%7c&uidh=upc&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=62507728&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|title=Cecil K. Carter in the United States 1930 Federal Census|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The Carters moved to Shreveport, and he attended the since reorganized Fair Park High School and Centenary College of Louisiana.​

==Career==

===Career==

Before his legislative term, Carter on August 13, 1966, finished a strong third in the race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat on the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Incumbent Robert Houston "Bob" Curry, Jr., of Shreveport, son of a 19th century Louisiana state representative for [[Bossier City|Bossier Parish]], had twice been elected by his colleagues as the board president and won another term as a board member. The other major candidate in the race was Lonnie O. Aulds, a real estate businessman from Shreveport who subsequently served for one term in the Louisiana House.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 15, 1966, p. 1.</ref> Carter ran [[newspaper]] advertising showing him shaking hands with [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]], former [[governor]] of [[Alabama]], who was preparing for a 1968 [[Independent voter|independent]] run for the [[U. S. President|American presidency]]. In the advertisement, Carter stressed his support for "local control of education," rather than federal intervention spurred by [[civil rights]] advocates.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 1, 1966, p. 2.</ref> Governor [[John McKeithen]] appointed Carter to the Louisiana Board of Public Works.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 4, 1966, p. 6.</ref>​

Before his legislative term, Carter on August 13, 1966, finished a strong third in the race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat on the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Incumbent Robert Houston "Bob" Curry, Jr., of Shreveport, son of a 19th century Louisiana state representative for [[Bossier City|Bossier Parish]], had twice been elected by his colleagues as the board president and won another term as a board member. The other major candidate in the race was Lonnie O. Aulds, a real estate businessman from Shreveport who subsequently served for one term in the Louisiana House.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 15, 1966, p. 1.</ref> Carter ran [[newspaper]] advertising showing him shaking hands with [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]], former [[governor]] of [[Alabama]], who was preparing for a 1968 [[Independent voter|independent]] run for the [[U. S. President|American presidency]]. In the advertisement, Carter stressed his support for "local control of education," rather than federal intervention spurred by [[civil rights]] advocates.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 1, 1966, p. 2.</ref> Governor [[John McKeithen]] appointed Carter to the Louisiana Board of Public Works.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 4, 1966, p. 6.</ref>​

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In 1983, Carter sought a state senatorial comeback but was blocked by incumbent]Democratic Senator Richard Grady Neeson, who had unseated Shehee in 1979 after her single four-year term.<ref>State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 1983.</ref>​

In 1983, Carter sought a state senatorial comeback but was blocked by incumbent]Democratic Senator Richard Grady Neeson, who had unseated Shehee in 1979 after her single four-year term.<ref>State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 1983.</ref>​

 

==Death and legacy==​

==Death and legacy==\

 

At the time of his death in 1987 at the age of fifty-seven, Carter was again seeking political office. He was challenging two-term state Representative Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell in District 4 in southwestern Shreveport. Waddell subsequently became a judges of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court. Carter had left a candidate forum early. An off-duty [[firefighter]] found Carter slumped in his idling car parked off Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport. He had died of a [[heart attack]].<ref name=death/> Mrs. Carter, whose first and maiden names are unavailable, was the district supervisor of the Louisiana Tourist Commission.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 3, 1969, p. 5.</ref>​

Athe time of his death in 1987 at the age of fifty-seven, Carter was again seeking public office. He was challenging two-term state Representative Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell in District 4 in southwestern Shreveport. Waddell subsequently became a judges of the Louisiana 1st Judicial District Court. Carter had left a candidate forum early. An off-duty [[firefighter]] found Carter slumped in his idling car parked off Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport. He had died of a [[heart attack]].<ref name=death/> Mrs. Carter, whose first and maiden names are unavailable, was the district supervisor of the Louisiana Tourist Commission.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' March 3, 1969, p. 5.</ref>​

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Carter is interred, alongside his parents, at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.​

Carter is interred, alongside his parents, at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.​