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There, Bob and Marcelle Couhig were pioneers in the promotion of [[tourism]] in both West and East Feliciana parishes. In 1962, they opened Fairview Plantation, a restaurant and gift shop in an historic home in West Feliciana Parish. After Fairview burned, they established in 1966 in Jackson, Louisiana, the Asphodel Village, one of the first bed and breakfasts in the state. The Couhigs lived in one part of Asphodel Plantation and until the later 1980s operated a restaurant and gift shop in the other part of the house. Marcelle in 1980 published the popular ''Asphodel Plantation Cookbook'' with regional specialties. In 1967, the senior Couhig formed his own Couhig Pestaway Company, based in Baton Rouge, which he operated until he was in his middle eighties.<ref name=couhigsrobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=robert-e-couhig-bob&pid=171165165#sthash.TKjpLoSb.dpuf|title=Robert E. "Bob" Couhig, Sr. obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=May 30, 2014}}</ref>

There, Bob and Marcelle Couhig were pioneers in the promotion of [[tourism]] in both West and East Feliciana parishes. In 1962, they opened Fairview Plantation, a restaurant and gift shop in an historic home in West Feliciana Parish. After Fairview burned, they established in 1966 in Jackson, Louisiana, the Asphodel Village, one of the first bed and breakfasts in the state. The Couhigs lived in one part of Asphodel Plantation and until the later 1980s operated a restaurant and gift shop in the other part of the house. Marcelle in 1980 published the popular ''Asphodel Plantation Cookbook'' with regional specialties. In 1967, the senior Couhig formed his own Couhig Pestaway Company, based in Baton Rouge, which he operated until he was in his middle eighties.<ref name=couhigsrobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=robert-e-couhig-bob&pid=171165165#sthash.TKjpLoSb.dpuf|title=Robert E. "Bob" Couhig, Sr. obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=May 30, 2014}}</ref>

Couhig matriculated at the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. After moving to West Feliciana Parish, he graduated from St. Francisville High School in 1967 and procured a scholarship to study international [[economics]] at the [[Georgetown University]] Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in [[Washington, D.C.]] He completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from Georgetown and then obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the [[Tulane University]] Law School in New Orleans.<ref name=couhigpartners>{{cite web|url=http://www.couhigpartners.com/OurTeam.aspx|title=Rob Couhig|publisher=couhigpartners.com|accessdate=May 31, 2014}}</ref>

Couhig matriculated at the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans. After moving to West Feliciana Parish, he graduated from St. Francisville High School in 1967 and procured a scholarship to study international [[economics]] at the [[Georgetown University]] Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in [[Washington, D.C.]] He completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from Georgetown and then obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the [[Tulane University]] Law School in New Orleans.<ref name=couhigpartners>{{cite web|url=http://www.couhigpartners.com/OurTeam.aspx|title=Rob Couhig|publisher=couhigpartners.com|accessdate=May 31, 2014; no longer on-line}}</ref>

Couhig married the former Susan Mullins of [[New York City]]. The couple has two sons, Robert E. Couhig, III, and Benjamin Couhig. Over time, Couhig said that the pressures of politics, business, and travel adversely affected his family life. He and Susan first separated and then divorced. After being single again for some fifteen years, Couhig married Michelle "Missy" Aleman in 2003.​

Couhig married the former Susan Mullins of [[New York City]]. The couple has two sons, Robert E. Couhig, III, and Benjamin Couhig. Over time, Couhig said that the pressures of politics, business, and travel adversely affected his family life. He and Susan first separated and then divorced. After being single again for some fifteen years, Couhig in 2003 wed Michelle "Missy" Aleman.​

==Law and business career==

==Law and business career==