co ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ), ▁is ▁a ▁Democratic ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁Senate ▁from ▁Morgan ▁City ▁in ▁St . ▁Mary ▁Par ish ▁in ▁south ▁Louisiana . ▁He ▁represented ▁Senate ▁District ▁ 2 1 ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁par ishes ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary , ▁Ass umption , ▁Ter re bon ne , ▁and ▁St . ▁Martin , ▁two ▁prec inct s ▁only . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Gu aris co ▁is ▁an ▁American / Ital ian ▁dual ▁citiz en ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁whose ▁father ▁was ▁Anthony ▁J . ▁Gu aris co , ▁Sr . ▁( 1 9 1 0 – 2 0 0 2 ); ▁his ▁mother , ▁the ▁former ▁N ath al ie ▁Ver ret ▁( 1 9 1 3 - 1 9 9 1 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Gu aris cos ▁are ▁a ▁large ▁extended ▁Sic ilian ▁American ▁family ▁in ▁Morgan ▁City . ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁pro gen itors , ▁Victor ▁Gu aris co ▁( 1 8 7 9 - 1 9 7 2 ) ▁established ▁a ▁large ▁sh rim p ▁company ▁in ▁Morgan ▁City ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Marine ▁Dr illing ▁Company ▁to ▁build ▁off sh ore ▁oil ▁supply ▁boats . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Gu aris co ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁from ▁Nich oll s ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Th ib