His son, Jerry M. Fowler, succeeded Fowler as elections commissioner, and one of Fowler's two brothers, Hendrix Marion "Mutt" Fowler, I, went into local politics and ended his public career as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
His son, Jerry M. Fowler, succeeded Fowler as elections commissioner and served until a scandal caused his defeat, effective in 2000. And one of Fowler's two brothers, Hendrix Marion "Mutt" Fowler, I, went into local politics and ended his public career amid a scandal as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.