Dudley LeBlanc
| Dudley Joseph LeBlanc | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for Vermilion Parish |
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In office 1940–1944 |
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| Preceded by | Wilber P. Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Leonard C. Wise |
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In office 1948–1952 |
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| Preceded by | Leonard C. Wise |
| Succeeded by | C. C. Burleigh |
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In office 1964–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Lee C. Firmin |
| Succeeded by | District ended |
| Louisiana State Senator for reconfigured Vermilion and Acadia parishes |
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In office 1968 – October 22, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | James E. Fontenot |
| President Pro Tempore of the Louisiana State Senate | |
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In office 1948–1952 |
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| Preceded by | Grove Stafford |
| Succeeded by | Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr. |
| Louisiana State Representative for Vermilion Parish |
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In office 1924–1926 |
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| Preceded by |
Two-member district: |
| Succeeded by | E. Whitney Bonin |
| Louisiana Public Service Commissioner | |
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In office 1926–1932 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 16, 1894 |
| Died |
October 22, 1971 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | St. Mary Magdalen Parish Cemetery in Abbeville |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Evelyn Hebert LeBlanc (married 1919–1971; his death) |
| Children | Six children |
| Alma mater |
Erath High School |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Two-member district:
Emmett W. Henry
August 16, 1894
Youngsville
Lafayette Parish
October 22, 1971 (aged 77)
Abbeville
Erath High School
Dudley Joseph LeBlanc, Sr. (August 16, 1894 – October 22, 1971), also known as Coozan Dud LeBlanc, was an American Democratic, Roman Catholic, and Cajun member of the Louisiana State Senate whose entrepreneurial talents netted him a fortune through the patent medicine he invented known as Hadacol. He is also considered the "father of the old age pension" in Louisiana.
His birth home was relocated from the LeBlanc community to Lafayette, Louisiana, to become part of Acadian Village, an authentic vision of 19th-century life in southwestern Louisiana.
LeBlanc was born to Numa and Noemie LeBlanc in the farming community of LeBlanc near Youngsville, in Lafayette Parish. The LeBlancs moved to Erath in Vermilion Parish, when he was a toddler. He considered Vermilion Parish as his home throughout his life, though technically he was not a native of that parish. He grew up speaking nothing but French and never lost his Cajun accent. He graduated from Erath High School. When he turned eighteen, LeBlanc graduated from the institution now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. At the time it was called "Southwestern Louisiana Institute." LeBlanc self-financed his college expenses by running a clothes pressing business at night. The operation was so successful that he reportedly helped to put two cousins through school as well.
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