od aux , ▁Louisiana . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁after ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁study ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁D elta ▁Th eta ▁Ph i . ▁While ▁in ▁law ▁school , ▁he ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Student ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Court ▁of ▁Honor ▁and ▁received ▁Honor able ▁M ention ▁on ▁the ▁M oot ▁Court ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁political ▁science ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁Years ▁later ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁liberal ▁arts , ▁while ▁still ▁pract icing ▁law ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁real ▁estate . ▁Well ▁into ▁his ▁sevent ies , ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁five ▁months ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁body ▁sen ator ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁L SU . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Morgan ▁City , ▁Gu aris co ▁married ▁the ▁former ▁Sher ry ▁P erd ue , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁The odore ▁Paul ▁P erd ue , ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Peg gy ▁Pal mer , ▁both ▁of ▁Morgan ▁City . ▁She ▁too ▁graduated ▁from ▁Nich oll