Napper was a Louisiana delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention , which met in Los Angeles , California , to nominate the Kennedy/Johnson ticket . However , Richard M. Nixon , the Republican nominee , polled 54.1 percent of the ballots in Napper 's Lincoln Parish . Napper later donated to various GOP candidates , including former U.S. Representative John Cooksey , whose former Louisiana 's 5th congressional district includes Lincoln Parish , and who ran unsuccessfully in 2002 for the U.S. Senate . He also gave that year to the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
L.D. "Buddy" Napper