Armand Brinkhaus
| Armand Brinkhaus | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for St. Landry Parish |
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In office 1968–1976 |
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| Preceded by |
Steven J. Dupuis |
| Succeeded by | Walter James Champagne Jr. |
| Louisiana State Senator for District 26 (Acadia, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, and St. Landry parishes), formerly District 24 |
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In office 1976–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Robert K. Guillory |
| Succeeded by | Tommy Casanova |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 7, 1935 Sunset, St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 12, 2017 (aged 81) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Short illness |
| Resting place | St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Bellemin Brinkhaus |
| Relations | Roderick Miller (brother-in-law) |
| Children | Seven children |
| Parents | Dr. Armand L. and Julia Thoms Brinkhaus |
| Residence | Sunset, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Sunset, Louisiana, High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Steven J. Dupuis
Sunset, Louisiana, High School
Spring Hill College
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Armand Joseph Brinkhaus, Sr. (November 7, 1935 – February 12, 2017), was an American lawyer who was a Democratic former member of both the Louisiana House of Representatives (1968-1976) and the Louisiana State Senate (1976-1996). He was known for his promotion of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana.
The son of Dr. Armand L. Brinkhaus and the former Juliet Thoms, Brinkhaus graduated from Sunset High School, the Roman Catholic Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then the University of Southwestern Louisiana at Lafayette, from which in 1958 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1960, he received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He was a member of the American and St. Landry Parish bar associations, the American Judicature Society, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He was the first law clerk at the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit in Lake Charles, working under Judges Albert Tate, Jr. and Cleveland Fruge. He practiced law with Judge Kaliste Saloom in Lafayette and became a partner in the law firm of Olivier and Brinkhaus in Sunset, at which he continued to practice until his death.
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