Peltier resided in his native Thibodaux , Louisiana . At the age of twenty-five , he was a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention held in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , which nominated the Truman-Barkley ticket . He was appointed in 1975 by Governor Edwin Edwards as a trustee of the University of Louisiana System and was its first president from 1975 until his death in 1980
1948 Democratic National Convention
1948 Democratic National Convention
Harvey Peltier Jr.