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For more than a half-century, Jones owned Magnolia Printing Company. For fifteen years, he was the publisher and owner of  ''The Oakdale Journal'' and ''The Oakdale Beacon,'' which he began in 1960 with Harold H. Hudgins, Jr. (1916-2000),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hudgins&GSfn=Harold&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1110&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=31446303&df=all&|title=Harold H. Hudgins, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 18, 2020}}</ref> as a free publication offering parish news and local advertising.<ref name=ehjones/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eunicetoday.com/obituaries/deaths-elsewhere-51|title=Deaths Elsewhere: E. Holman Jones|publisher=''Eunice Today''|accessdate=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

For more than a half-century, Jones owned Magnolia Printing Company. For fifteen years, he was the publisher and owner of  ''The Oakdale Journal'' and ''The Oakdale Beacon,'' which he began in 1960 with Harold H. Hudgins, Jr. (1916-2000),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hudgins&GSfn=Harold&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1110&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=31446303&df=all&|title=Harold H. Hudgins, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 18, 2020}}</ref> as a free publication offering parish news and local advertising.<ref name=ehjones/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eunicetoday.com/obituaries/deaths-elsewhere-51|title=Deaths Elsewhere: E. Holman Jones|publisher=''Eunice Today''|accessdate=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

In his one legislative term, Jones served alongside his fellow Democrat Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr., then of Leesville in Vernon Parish, who was from 1979 to 1981 a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref name=house/> Representative Jones secured scholarships for many students in Allen Parish, promoted the development of rural infrastructure through his service on the Long Range Highway Committee, and worked to secure the establishment of the 33rd Judicial District Court.<ref name=ehjones/>

In his one legislative term, Jones served alongside his fellow Democrat [[Buddy Leach|Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr.]], then of Leesville in Vernon Parish, who was from 1979 to 1981 a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref name=house/> Representative Jones secured scholarships for many students in Allen Parish, promoted the development of rural infrastructure through his service on the Long Range Highway Committee, and worked to secure the establishment of the 33rd Judicial District Court.<ref name=ehjones/>

Jones was a former member of the Jaycees and an officer of the Oakdale Area [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was affiliated with Lions International and the Masonic lodge. He was a member of the Oakdale Industrial Development Board. He was a long-term president of the Oakdale Recreation District board of directors. During his tenure in that capacity, two swimming pools and three ball fields were built and maintained. Teams often went to district and state playoffs.<ref name=ehjones/>

Jones was a former member of the Jaycees and an officer of the Oakdale Area [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was affiliated with Lions International and the Masonic lodge. He was a member of the Oakdale Industrial Development Board. He was a long-term president of the Oakdale Recreation District board of directors. During his tenure in that capacity, two swimming pools and three ball fields were built and maintained. Teams often went to district and state playoffs.<ref name=ehjones/>