. ▁H adel . ▁ ▁Gu aris co ▁was ▁un se ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁by ▁the ▁business man ▁and ▁future ▁Governor ▁Mur phy ▁J . ▁" M ike " ▁F oster ▁Jr ., ▁then ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁but ▁after ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁a ▁Republican . ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁election , ▁Bud dy ▁Ro emer ▁was ▁elected ▁governor , ▁and ▁F oster ▁won ▁all ▁four ▁par ishes ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁to ▁un se at ▁Gu aris co , ▁ 2 4 , 1 8 3 ▁( 6 4 ▁percent ) ▁to ▁ 1 3 , 5 9 9 ▁( 3 6 ▁percent ). ▁ ▁Gu aris co ▁today ▁ ▁Gu aris co ▁maintained ▁a ▁law ▁practice ▁at ▁ 2 6 6 ▁Se y burn ▁Drive ▁in ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁he ▁still ▁has ▁a ▁law ▁office ▁at ▁this ▁address . ▁He ▁works ▁primarily ▁in ▁personal ▁injury , ▁criminal ▁defense , ▁and ▁med iation . ▁Pre viously ▁Gu aris co ▁served ▁briefly ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁former ▁Gu ar ant y ▁Bank ▁and ▁Trust ▁Company ▁and ▁Cit izen ' s ▁Bank ▁in ▁Morgan ▁City . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Gu aris co ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁and ▁minor ity ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Gu aris co - E v ans ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Medicine ▁Sho ppe ▁in ▁Morgan ▁City . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁condem n ation ▁and ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁renov