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Kent Courtney's younger brother, Cy David Francis Courtney (1924-1995), a New Orleans lawyer, had been an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor on December 5, 1959, on a segregationist intra-party ticket with gubernatorial hopeful [[William Rainach]], a state senator from Claiborne Parish. Cy Courtney lost out to fellow Democrat Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987), a conservative from Franklin in St. Mary Parish.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 5, 1959.</ref> As a member of a third party, Kent Courtney could not vote for his brother in the then closed Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in 1959 but would have been able to have done so under the nonpartisan blanket primary, which began on November 1, 1975.​

Kent Courtney's younger brother, Cy David Francis Courtney (1924-1995), a New Orleans lawyer, had been an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor on December 5, 1959, on a segregationist intra-party ticket with gubernatorial hopeful [[William Rainach]], a state senator from Claiborne Parish. Cy Courtney lost out to fellow Democrat Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987), a conservative from Franklin in St. Mary Parish.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 5, 1959.</ref> As a member of a third party, Kent Courtney could not vote for his brother in the then closed Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in 1959 but would have been able to have done so under the nonpartisan blanket primary, which began on November 1, 1975.​

In the general election held on November 8, 1960, Kent Courtney was a presidential elector of the States Rights Party; so was future Republican U.S. Representative and Governor [[David C. Treen]] and the fiery conservative, Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the longstanding political boss of Plaquemines Parsh near New Orleans. The Democratic ticket of [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] nevertheless handi

In the general election held on November 8, 1960, Kent Courtney was a presidential elector of the States Rights Party; so was future Republican U.S. Representative and Governor [[David C. Treen]] and demagogic segregationist, [[Leander Perez]], the longstanding political boss of Plaquemines Parsh near New Orleans. The Democratic ticket of [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] nevertheless handi

==Courtney and Goldwater==

==Courtney and Goldwater==

In 1962, the Courtneys published ''America's Unelected Rulers,'' a book which claims that the private [[Council on Foreign Relations]], of which Richard Nixon was a member, exists to promote the goal of world government.​<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.slideshare.net/RareBooksnRecords/americas-unelected-rulerskentandphoebecourtney1962188pgspol|title=America's Unelected Rulers|publisher=SlideShare.net|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref>

In 1962, the Courtneys published ''America's Unelected Rulers,'' a book which claims that the private [[Council on Foreign Relations]], of which Richard Nixon was a member, exists to promote the goal of world government.​<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.slideshare.net/RareBooksnRecords/americas-unelected-rulerskentandphoebecourtney1962188pgspol|title=America's Unelected Rulers|publisher=SlideShare.net|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref>

IN 1968, Courtney again refused to support Richard Nixon in the presidential election opposite [[Hubert Humphrey]]. Instead, he worked instead in the American Independent Party campaign waged by  former Governor [[George Wallace]] of [[Alabama]].​ He served on the AIP nation committee from 1969 to 1970.<ref name=ourcampaigns/>

In 1968, Courtney again refused to support Richard Nixon in the presidential election opposite [[Hubert Humphrey]]. Instead, he worked instead in the American Independent Party campaign waged by  former Governor [[George Wallace]] of [[Alabama]].​ He served on the AIP nation committee from 1969 to 1970.<ref name=ourcampaigns/>

In 1969, Courtney exposed the [[Black Panthers]] in his CSA publication, ''The Black Panthers: an expose of a communist front which is engaging in guerrilla warfare against high school and universities.'' In this book, he claimed that the Panthers were working to foster international communism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/black-panthers-an-expose-of-a-communist-front-which-is-engaging-in-guerrilla-warfare-against-high-schools-and-universities/oclc/745563284|title=The Black Panthers: an expose of a communist front which is engaging in guerrilla warfare against high schools and universities|publisher=Conservative Society of America|location=[[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana|date=1969|accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref>

In 1969, Courtney exposed the [[Black Panthers]] in his CSA publication, ''The Black Panthers: an expose of a communist front which is engaging in guerrilla warfare against high school and universities.'' In this book, he claimed that the Panthers were working to foster international communism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/black-panthers-an-expose-of-a-communist-front-which-is-engaging-in-guerrilla-warfare-against-high-schools-and-universities/oclc/745563284|title=The Black Panthers: an expose of a communist front which is engaging in guerrilla warfare against high schools and universities|publisher=Conservative Society of America|location=[[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana|date=1969|accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref>

Courtney was active in the White Citizens Council, which published a journal called ''The Citizen: A Journal of Fact and Opinion,'' of which former Professor Medford Evans was the managing editor from an office in [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]]. Courtney and Evans agreed that it would be most difficult to [[Segregation|integrateg]] white and black society. Evans further said that [[African Americans]] even under segregation were far better off economically  in  the United States than in their ancestral homelands. To Evans, integration was pushed by communists to bring about world conflict. The White Citizens Councils were organized to fight the [[Segregation|desegregation]] of public schools, once the [[United States Supreme Court]] in 1954 issued the unanimous opinion, ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''.​<ref> A Methodist Declaration of Conscience on Racial Segregation, Archives.livedtheology.org; no longer on-line.</ref>

Courtney was active in the White Citizens Council, which published a journal called ''The Citizen: A Journal of Fact and Opinion,'' of which former Professor Medford Evans was the managing editor from an office in [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]]. Courtney and Evans agreed that it would be most difficult to [[Segregation|integrateg]] white and black society. Evans further said that [[African Americans]] even under segregation were far better off economically  in  the United States than in their ancestral homelands. To Evans, integration was pushed by communists to bring about world conflict. The White Citizens Councils were organized to fight the [[Segregation|desegregation]] of public schools, once the [[United States Supreme Court]] in 1954 issued the unanimous opinion, ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''.​<ref> A Methodist Declaration of Conscience on Racial Segregation, Archives.livedtheology.org; no longer on-line.</ref>

​Kent and Cy Courtney were a strong proponent of staunchly conservative Democratic Congressman John Richard Rarick (1924-2009) of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish. In 1967, Rarick ran for governor but finished far behind his opponent, the incumbent,  [[John J. McKeithen]]. For Kent Courtney to have been able to vote for either Rarick in 1967 or his brother Cy in 1959, he would have had to have still been a registered Democrat.  

​Kent and Cy Courtney were a strong proponent of staunchly conservative Democratic U.S. Representative [[John Rarick]] of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish. In 1967, Rarick ran for governor but finished far behind his opponent, the incumbent,  [[John J. McKeithen]]. For Kent Courtney to have been able to vote for either Rarick in 1967 or his brother Cy in 1959, he would have had to have still been a registered Democrat.  

In that same election, [[Ned Touchstone]], a [[Shreveport]]/[[Bossier City]] bookstore owner and figure in the "Radical Right," unsuccessfully challenged the second-term bid of Louisiana Education Superintendent [[Bill Dodd]].<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' November 6, 1967, p. 1.</ref> a major figure in the Democratic establishment at that time.​

In that same election, [[Ned Touchstone]], a [[Shreveport]]/[[Bossier City]] bookstore owner and figure in the "Radical Right," unsuccessfully challenged the second-term bid of Louisiana Education Superintendent [[Bill Dodd]].<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' November 6, 1967, p. 1.</ref> a major figure in the Democratic establishment at that time.​

Sometimes prior to 1973, Courtney relocated to [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] to serve as an aide to Democrat-turned-Republican Mayor [[Ed Karst]]. Though Karst was originally from New Orleans and like Courtney attended Tulane, records do not clearly reveal how the two became politically connected. Karst vacated the mayoral office in June 1973 as [[John K. Snyder]] began the first of his two nonconsecutive terms in the office. As mayor, Karst had not been particularly known for conservative policy issues. Karst later left the GOP; he first returned to the Democratic Party, then he became an Independent.

Sometimes prior to 1973, Courtney relocated to [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] to serve as an aide to Democrat-turned-Republican Mayor [[Ed Karst]]. Though Karst was originally from New Orleans and like Courtney attended Tulane, records do not clearly reveal how the two became politically connected. Karst vacated the mayoral office in June 1973 as [[John K. Snyder]] began the first of his two nonconsecutive terms in the office. As mayor, Karst had not been particularly known for conservative policy issues. Karst later left the GOP; he first returned to the Democratic Party, then he became an Independent.

Kent Courtney surfaced again in 1976, when, running as an  independent in the general election, he challenged the reelection of Democratic [[U.S. Representative]] [[Gillis  Long]] of Alexandria, who represented the since disbanded 8th congressional district. A third-party conservative, Dr. Samuel Ralph "S. R." Abramson (1917-1997 ) of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, had challenged Long four years earlier, but Long prevailed in a three-way race with 68.6 percent of the ballots cast. In 1976, Courtney polled 6,526 votes, or 5.8 percent against Long, more than 11,000 votes fewer than Abramson had received in 1972. No Republican filed for the 1976 congressional race in the 8th district<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 7, 1972 and November 2, 1976.</ref>

Kent Courtney surfaced again in 1976, when, running as an  independent in the general election, he challenged the reelection of Democratic [[U.S. Representative]] [[Gillis  Long]] of Alexandria, who represented the since disbanded 8th congressional district. A third-party conservative, Dr. Samuel Ralph "S. R." Abramson (1917-1997) of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, had challenged Long four years earlier, but Long prevailed in a three-way race with 68.6 percent of the ballots cast. In 1976, Courtney polled 6,526 votes, or 5.8 percent against Long, more than 11,000 votes fewer than Abramson had received in 1972. No Republican filed for the 1976 congressional race in the 8th district.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 7, 1972 and November 2, 1976.</ref>

The Courtneys had a son, Kent, Jr. (born June 12, 1953), a multi-media producer in New Orleans and a Democrat who formerly resided in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/kent-courtney/schoolmusic|title=Kent Courtney|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=August 15, 2019}}</ref> In the early 1970s, the Courtneys divorced. Phoebe relocated to Littleton in Arapahoe County, [[Colorado]], where she continued to publish "Tax Fax" pamphlets, which excoriate the high cost of government and the impact on declining purchasing power. She authored ''Beware Metro and Regional Government!'' (1973) and ''Gun Control Means People Control'' (1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL634785A/Phoebe_Courtney|title=Phoebe Courtney|publisher=Openlibrary.org|accessdate=April 15, 2019}}</ref>​ She is interred at Littleton Cemetery; she was a few months older than her husband and outlived him by a year.

The Courtneys had a son, Kent, Jr. (born June 12, 1953), a multi-media producer in New Orleans and a Democrat who formerly resided in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/kent-courtney/schoolmusic|title=Kent Courtney|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=August 15, 2019}}</ref> In the early 1970s, the Courtneys divorced. Phoebe relocated to Littleton in Arapahoe County, [[Colorado]], where she continued to publish "Tax Fax" pamphlets, which excoriate the high cost of government and the impact on declining purchasing power. She authored ''Beware Metro and Regional Government!'' (1973) and ''Gun Control Means People Control'' (1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL634785A/Phoebe_Courtney|title=Phoebe Courtney|publisher=Openlibrary.org|accessdate=April 15, 2019}}</ref>​ She is interred at Littleton Cemetery; she was a few months older than her husband and outlived him by a year.