Art Sour
| Arthur William "Art" Sour, Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 6 (Shreveport) | |
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In office 1972–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Fulco |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Flournoy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 6, 1924 Shreveport, Caddo Paris Louisiana, USA |
| Died | January 10, 2000 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Margaret Hodge Sour (1928-2009) |
| Children |
Edwin W. Sour |
| Parents | Arthur William, Sr., and Adele Elizabeth Diez Sour |
| Alma mater | C. E. Byrd High School |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| The Republican Sour ran for the legislature in the general election held on March 3, 1964, was defeated, but returned to win the seat on February 1, 1972. He served until his defeat in the 1991 nonpartisan blanket primary. | |
Edwin W. Sour
John Michael Sour
Arthur William Sour, Jr., known as Art Sour (November 6, 1924 – January 10, 2000), was a Shreveport petroleum and real estate businessman, who was a pioneer in the development of a competitive Republican Party in his native U.S. state of Louisiana. A conservative, Sour served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1992.
Sour was a son of Arthur W. Sour (1895–1972), a native of Gretna in Jefferson Parish, and the former Adele Elizabeth Sour (1897–1977), a native of Reserve in St. John the Baptist Parish. One of Sour's sisters, Louise Pasquier, the widow of Charles F. Pasquier, Sr., was among the founders of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shreveport. Another sister, Adele Hoisington (1917-1945), named for her mother, was a former bank employee, who died with her husband, Earl L. Hoisington (1910-1945), in an automobile accident near Willard in Huron County in northern Ohio, while the couple was on their honeymoon. Adele and Earl Hoisington are interred with other Sour family members at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport.
Sour graduated c. 1941 from C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport and thereafter served in the United States Army during World War II, in which he was wounded in action.
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