Frank J. Monroe is a city in and the Parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Fulco, Sr. (August 26, 1908 - August 20, 1999),^[1] was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1956-1972 and a leader of the Italian-American community in his native Louisiana. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America He was a part of the Long faction and had once been a member of Long's popular Share the Wealth Club. Huey Pierce Long Jr ( August 30, 1893 September 10, 1935) nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American Politician WikipediaManual of Style#National varieties of English.-->A political faction

Fulco was a former member of the influential Democratic State Executive Committee. "He had been in politics nearly all his life. He did it to help people. He was one of the honest ones, and we're thankful for that," said Frank Fulco, II (born 1937), of Shreveport. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2]

Early years, education, occupation

Fulco was born in tiny Paincourtville in Assumption Parish in south Louisiana to Rosario Fulco and the former Concetta Russo, both natives of Cefalu, Italy. Paincourtville is a Census-designated place (CDP in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. Assumption Parish (( French: Paroisse de l'Assomption) is a Parish located in the U Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest He was the twelfth of thirteen children. The Fulcos moved to Shreveport in 1909. Frank was educated in the Shreveport public schools and graduated from C.E. Byrd High School in 1928. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and History In 1892 CE Byrd came to Shreveport as the principal of the first public high school in the city — two rented rooms in the YMCA building at a salary of $70 He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, where he was a member of the boxing team. Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, In 1934, Fulco married the former Josie Tritico (1914-2001)^[3] of Lake Charles, the seat of Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana. Lake Charles is the fifth largest incorporated City in the US state of Louisiana. Calcasieu Parish (Paroisse de Calcasieu is a Parish located in the U The marriage lasted until Fulco's death. ^[4]

Fulco was a co-founder of Standard Printing Company and was active after 1929 in the Shreveport business community. He published community newspapers throughout the state, including the Broadmoor News, which served a prominent Shreveport neighborhood. ^[5]

Italian-American causes

Fulco was long active in fraternal and civic organizations, particularly the Progressive Men's Club. He traveled across Louisiana to promote good citizenship among young men of Italian decent. It was on a trip to Lake Charles that Fulco met Josie. The government of Italy recognized Fulco's efforts with a "Certificate of Appreciation" presented in the chamber of the Louisiana House of Representative in Baton Rouge. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In Shreveport, Fulco was the first inductee into the Italian-American Hall of Fame. ^[6] Son Frank, II, said that his father "did a lot for the Italian people. He lived his whole life doing favors for people. "^[7]

Political career

In 1936, Fulco was elected for a single four-year term to the Caddo Parish Police Jury, since the Caddo Parish Commission, the governing board of the parish. Fulco, at twenty-seven, was the youngest member of the body. One of his colleagues, Earl Williamson, Sr. , of Vivian in north Caddo Parish, would serve on the board for some forty years. Vivian, is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States and is home to the Red Bud Festival. Williamson, like Fulco, was part of the Long faction. ^[8]

Fulco's legislative tenure coincided with the administrations of Governors Earl Kemp Long, James Houston "Jimmie" Davis, and John J. McKeithen. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Earl Kemp Long ( August 26, 1895 September 5, 1960) was a colorful American politician and three-time Democratic governor James Houston Davis ( September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) better known as Jimmie Davis, was a noted Singer of both sacred John Julian McKeithen ( May 28, 1918 June 4, 1999) a Democrat from the tiny Town of Columbia, the seat Elected in 1956 and 1960, Fulco won his third term as part of a Caddo Parish five-member at-large delegation in the general election held on March 3, 1964. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Fulco finished fourth among the five winners. Two Republicans, Morley A. Hudson and Taylor W. O'Hearn led the tabulations, followed by Democrats Algie D. Brown, Fulco, and future State Senator and U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.. Morley Alvin Hudson ( March 31, 1917 &ndash June 15, 2001) was a Shreveport Businessman, Engineer, civic leader Taylor Walters O'Hearn ( July 6, 1907 -- April 2, 1997) was a pioneer in the rebirth of the Republican Party in Louisiana Algie Dee Brown ( March 8, 1910 - October 29, 2004) was a Shreveport Attorney and a Democratic member of the The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives John Bennett Johnston Jr (born June 10, 1932) is a Washington D Fulco jokingly declared that "the elephant trampled us" but predicted that he could work well with both Hudson and O'Hearn despite their different parties. The Hudson and O'Hearn victories were attributed that year in part to the coattails of GOP gubernatorial nominee Charlton Lyons of Shreveport. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Charlton Havard Lyons Sr ( September 3, 1894 &ndash August 8, 1973) was a Shreveport Oilman who in 1964 waged the first ^[9]

Fulco regarded himself as a special legislative ally of fire fighters, educators and police officers. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed This is a list of educators. See also Education, List of education topics. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force During his tenure, he authored or co-authored bills which were instrumental in establishing Louisiana State University in Shreveport, historically black Southern University at Shreveport, and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport. Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS is a branch of the Louisiana State University System in Shreveport Louisiana. Historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs) are institutions of Higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention Southern University at Shreveport Louisiana or Southern University at Shreveport, a campus of the Southern University System, opened for instruction on September Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (LSUHSC-Shreveport is the academic center for Medicine and Medical research in North Louisiana He pushed for the creation of LSU for many years before it was finally authorized by the legislature in 1966 and opened in 1967. LSUS Chancellor Vincent Marasla termed Fulco "an outstanding community servant who loved Shreveport and the people of Shreveport. "^[10]

Losing to Art Sour

Fulco was defeated for a fifth term in 1972 in the newly-drawn single-member District 6 seat by the strongly conservative Republican Arthur W. Sour, Jr., of Shreveport. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Arthur W "Art" Sour Jr ( November 6, 1924 -- January 10, 2000) was a Shreveport Businessman and a pioneer Sour received 5,564 votes (53. 2 percent) to Fulco's 4,886 (46. 8 percent). ^[11] Fulco and Sour were both Catholics and both Byrd High School graduates.

In the campaign, Fulco seemed to ignore Sour's candidacy because the Republican had lost House races in 1964 and 1968. Reports surfaced that Fulco was instead attempting to line up commitments to become the new House Speaker, but he instead lost his seat in an unusually strong Republican year in Caddo Parish. The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body Sour (1924-2000) benefited from the popularity of GOP gubernatorial nominee David C. Treen, who carried Shreveport in his first race for governor. David Conner Treen Sr (born July 16, 1928) is a retired Attorney and Politician from Mandeville in St The speakership in turn went to Fulco's fellow Democrat E.L. "Bubba" Henry of Jonesboro, the seat of Jackson Parish in north Louisiana. Edgerton L "Bubba" Henry (born February 10, 1936) is a Baton Rouge Attorney, Lobbyist, and partner of the high-powered Jonesboro is a town in and the Parish seat of Jackson Parish in the northern portion of the U Jackson Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. The position had opened after the Democratic primary runoff in which incumbent John S. Garrett of Haynesville in Claiborne Parish was unseated by the businesswoman Louise B. Johnson of Bernice in Union Parish. John Sidney Garrett ( October 29, 1921 - May 28, 2005) was a conservative Democratic member of the Louisiana House Haynesville is a Town in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. Claiborne Parish (Paroisse de Claiborne is a Parish located in the U Louise Brazzel Johnson ( October 6, 1924 -- January 6, 2002) was a little-known Insurance agent in Bernice in Bernice is a town in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1809 at the 2000 census. Union Parish is a Parish (population 22901as of the 2005 census located in the U ^[12]

Constitutional convention

After his legislative defeat, Fulco rebounded to win a position as delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention held in 1973. ^[13]

The delegates wrote the Louisiana Constitution, which voters approved in 1974. The Constitution of the State of Louisiana is the cornerstone of Louisiana state law ensuring the rights of individuals describing the distribution and power of state officials Fulco's colleagues included future U.S. Representative and Governor Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III, then of Bossier City, future U.S. District Judge Tom Stagg of Shreveport, and Robert G. Pugh, a Shreveport lawyer who advised three governors and wrote much of the section on local and state government in the Constitution. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III (born October 4, 1943) is a former Governor of Louisiana, having served from 1988 to 1992 Bossier City (Ville de Bossier is a City in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. In the United States the title of federal judge usually refers to a Judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Thomas Eaton "Tom" Stagg Jr (born January 19, 1923) has served as a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Robert Gahagan "Bob" Pugh Sr ( August 25, 1924 – November 17, 2007) was a prominent Attorney in Shreveport, Another delegate was House Speaker E. L. Henry, the man whose position Fulco had informally sought early in the previous year.

Obituary

Fulco died a week before his 91st birthday in a Shreveport hospital. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for He went into cardiac arrest while he was undergoing kidney dialysis. A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of In Medicine, dialysis (from Greek "dialusis" meaning dissolution "dia" meaning through and "lusis" meaning loosening is primarily "He had diabetes, suffered several heart attacks. And two weeks ago, we put him in the hospital. His kidneys were failing," said Frank Fulco, Jr. ^[14]

Services were held on August 23, 1999, at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Shreveport, with Father Pike Thomas officiating. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Interment was in Forest Park Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included two former legislative colleagues, Algie Brown of Shreveport (Fulco's fellow 1928 Byrd classmate) and L. D. "Buddy" Napper of Ruston, LSUS Chancellor Vincent Marsala, and then Caddo Parish Sheriff Don Hathaway. Ruston is a city in and the Parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. ^[15]

In addition to his wife and son Frank, Fulco was survived by son Michael J. Fulco (born 1953)^[16] and his wife, Trilby, of Monroe, the seat of Ouachita Parish; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren^[17], and one brother, Charles R. Monroe is a city in and the Parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ouachita Parish is a Parish (population 147250 as of the 2000 census located in the U Fulco (1922-2003) of Shreveport. ^[18].

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