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| spouse=Elizabeth "Betty" Jeanne Baquet Bares (married 1962-2008, his death)​

| spouse=Elizabeth "Betty" Jeanne Baquet Bares (married 1962-2008, his death)​

|children=Camille B. Massie<br>​

|children=Camille B. Massie​

Jude Bares, M.D.<br>​

Jude Bares, M.D.<br>​

Jeannine B. Martin<br>​

Jeannine B. Martin<br>​

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'''Allen Ray Bares, Sr.''' (September 24, 1936 &ndash; August 14, 2008) was a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1972 and 1992. He is particularly remembered for his strong support of the [[Pro-Life]] cause and the [[Boy Scouts]]. He was the State Senate President from 1988 to 1990, during the first half of the administration of former [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], a Democrat who turned [[Republican Party|Republican]] in 1991. Senators removed Bares as president in 1990 in a rare show of opposition to the governor.​

'''Allen Ray Bares, Sr.''' (September 24, 1936 &ndash; August 14, 2008) was a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1972 and 1992. He is particularly remembered for his strong support of the [[Pro-Life]] cause and the [[Boy Scouts]]. He was the State Senate President from 1988 to 1990, during the first half of the administration of former [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], a Democrat who turned [[Republican Party|Republican]] in 1991. Senators removed Bares as president in 1990 in a rare show of opposition to the governor.​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

Born to John and Oneida Bares (pronounced BAH REZ), Bares was reared in the LeBlanc community in Vermilion Parish near Lafayette. He graduated in 1954 from Erath High School in Erath, at which he played all sports, served as senior class president, and was a member of the chorus and parliamentary teams, both of which secured statewide recognition.<ref name="am"/> He then graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which he procured his Bachelor of Arts and law degrees, the latter in 1960. He was a member of Sigma Nu at LSU and served as the fraternity president in 1957. He thereafter helped to establish a Sigma Nu chapter at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bares was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Louisiana National Guard. He served six months of active duty at Fort Jackson, [[South Carolina]].<ref name="obit"/>​

Born to John and Oneida Bares (pronounced BAH REZ), Bares was reared in the LeBlanc community in Vermilion Parish near Lafayette. He graduated in 1954 from Erath High School in Erath, at which he played all sports, served as senior class president, and was a member of the chorus and parliamentary teams, both of which secured statewide recognition.<ref name="am"/> He then graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which he procured his Bachelor of Arts and law degrees, the latter in 1960. He was a member of Sigma Nu at LSU and served as the fraternity president in 1957. He thereafter helped to establish a Sigma Nu chapter at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bares was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Louisiana National Guard. He served six months of active duty at Fort Jackson, [[South Carolina]].<ref name="obit"/>​

In 2002, Bares was inducted into the "Living Legends" section of the Acadian Museum in Erath.<ref name=am/>​

In 2002, Bares was inducted into the "Living Legends" section of the Acadian Museum in Erath.<ref name=am/>​

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