Ralph T. Troy
| Ralph Talbot Troy, Sr. | |
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| 37th Mayor of Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana, USA |
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In office July 1972 – July 1976 |
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| Preceded by | W. L. "Jack" Howard |
| Succeeded by | W. L. "Jack" Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 4, 1935 Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died |
(aged 78) Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Warner Troy (married 1956-2014, his death) |
| Children |
Pamela and Joan |
| Parents | Richard Matthew and Vera Nobes Troy |
| Residence | Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Alma mater |
University of the South Tulane University Law School |
| Occupation | Mortgage banker |
| Religion | Unitarian Universalism |
Pamela and Joan
Ralph Troy, Jr. (known as Talbot Troy)
Ralph Talbot Troy, Sr. (February 4, 1935 – January 26, 2014), was a mortgage banker who served as the mayor of Monroe, the seat of Ouachita Parish and the largest city in northeastern Louisiana. His mayoral service from 1972 to 1976 was sandwiched between the fourth and fifth terms of his fellow Democrat, W. L. "Jack" Howard.
A Monroe native, Troy was one of three sons of Richard Matthew Troy and the former Vera Nobes. In 1957, Troy graduated with honors from the Episcopal-affiliated University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Thereafter, he enrolled at Roman Catholic-affiliated Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. He is listed in the Tulane yearbook as a freshman law student in 1958 and obtained his law degree in 1960.
In the spring of 1972, Troy unseated Jack Howard in the then closed Democratic primary election. The highlight of the Troy administration was the expansion in 1973 of State Farm Insurance to make Monroe the mid-south regional headquarters of the company. Mayor Troy pushed for an urban renewal initiative that provided new and improved streets and sidewalks. As mayor, he worked to improve the fire and police communication systems in regard to surveillance, patrol, and emergency services.
In a 2004 interview with The Monroe News-Star, Troy recalled the record-breaking ice storm that knocked out electricity for two weeks in some parts of the city. He added, "We also had three 100-year floods that spurred us to complete the floodwalls along the Ouachita River along South Grand Street." At that time, Monroe had a municipally-owned utility plant that used natural gas. When the U.S. government halted the use of interstate natural gas as fuel to generate electricity, Troy shuttled between Monroe and Washington, D.C., to lobby to have the law overturned. In 1979, Monroe sold the utility plant to Louisiana Power & Light.
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