▁death . ▁ ▁Gilbert ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention , ▁which ▁re - n omin ated ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁Thomas ▁R . ▁Marshall . ▁ ▁Business ▁ ▁Gilbert ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁L ula ▁Company , ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁oper ates ▁the ▁L ula ▁Plant ation ▁in ▁Ass umption ▁Par ish . ▁ ▁This ▁firm ▁operated ▁its ▁own ▁sugar ▁ref in ery . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Av on ▁Plant ing ▁Company , ▁Ltd ., ▁which ▁operated ▁the ▁Av on ▁Plant ation , ▁near ▁Napoleon ville . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ass umption ▁which ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁for ▁business ▁in ▁Napoleon ville ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁death s ▁Category : T ul ane ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : L ie utenant ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Louis iana ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Louis iana ▁state ▁court ▁jud ges ▁Category : D istrict ▁att or ne ys ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Louis iana ▁Democr ats ▁Category : American ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Napoleon ville , ▁Louisiana ▁Category : C aj un ▁people ▁Category : H ue y ▁Long ▁Category : C athol ics ▁from ▁Louisiana <0x0A> </s> ▁King ▁Henry ▁of ▁Cy pr us