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Jones was special counsel to both the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission. He was a former state assistant collector of revenue. For eight years, Jones was the chief lobbyist for the Louisiana state government in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=tauzincon>{{cite web|url=http://www.tauzinconsultants.com/about/management-team/|title=Tauzin Consultants: Management Team|publisher=tauzinconsultants.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>
 
Jones was special counsel to both the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission. He was a former state assistant collector of revenue. For eight years, Jones was the chief lobbyist for the Louisiana state government in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=tauzincon>{{cite web|url=http://www.tauzinconsultants.com/about/management-team/|title=Tauzin Consultants: Management Team|publisher=tauzinconsultants.com|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>
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Jones played the [[guitar]] in the band of John McKeithen's predecessor as governor, [[Jimmie Davis]], and continued to entertain with the remaining band members after Davis's death. At the annual induction ceremonies of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield in 2004, Jones sang Davis' trademark song, "You Are My Sunshine". He was also known for his renditions of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] giving a stump speech. In 2003, Jones himself considered running for governor but declined after he determined how much his pay would be reduced were he to have been successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/HallFame04.htm|author=James Ronald Skains|title=Political Hall of Fame induction in Winnfield will honor eight|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref>
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Jones played the [[guitar]] in the band of John McKeithen's predecessor as governor, [[Jimmie Davis]], and continued to entertain with the remaining band members after Davis's death. At the annual induction ceremonies of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield in 2004, Jones sang Davis' trademark song, "You Are My Sunshine". He was also known for his renditions of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] giving a stump speech. In 2003, Jones himself considered running for governor but declined after he determined how much his pay would be reduced were he to have been successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/HallFame04.htm|author=James Ronald Skains|title=Political Hall of Fame induction in Winnfield will honor eight|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=December 11, 2013}}</ref> He also played with [[Merle Haggard]] and on two occasions as back-up for [[Elvis Presley]] on the Louisiana Hayride in [[Shreveport]] before Presley became a star.<ref name=bio/>
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He was an organizer of the Washington Mardi Gras in the nation's capital. He wore a Panama Jack hat and spoke in a drawl of his native Georgia.<ref name=jonesobit/>
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He was an organizer of the Washington [[Mardi Gras]] in the nation's capital. He wore a Panama Jack hat and spoke in a drawl of his native Georgia.<ref name=jonesobit/>
    
Jones was a key advisor in the successful 2015 campaign to elect the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], also of Washington Parish, as governor.<ref name=jonesobit/>
 
Jones was a key advisor in the successful 2015 campaign to elect the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], also of Washington Parish, as governor.<ref name=jonesobit/>
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