Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr.
| Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Senate (now District 23) | |
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In office 1966–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Garland L. Bonin |
| Succeeded by | Allen Bares |
| President pro tempore of the Louisiana State Senate | |
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In office 1976–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Michael O’Keefe |
| Succeeded by | Samuel B. Nunez Jr. |
| Louisiana State Representative for Lafayette Parish | |
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In office 1964–1966 |
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| Preceded by | Richard J. Bertrand |
| Succeeded by | Roderick Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 22, 1929 Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Died | March 24, 2016 (aged 86) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Patsy Dauphin Mouton |
| Children | Four daughters |
| Parents | Edgar G., Sr., and Myrtle Grevemberg Mouton |
| Alma mater | Cathedral High School Tulane University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Edgar Gonzague "Sonny" Mouton Jr. (September 22, 1929 – March 24, 2016) was an attorney from Lafayette, Louisiana, who was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1964 to 1966 and the Louisiana State Senate from 1966 to 1980. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in the 1979 nonpartisan blanket primary.
Thereafter, Mouton (pronounced MOO TAHN) became the executive counsel (1980–1983) to newly elected Governor David C. Treen, the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction. In 1985, he returned briefly as a special consultant to Governor Edwin Washington Edwards, who had won a third term in the 1983 primary by unseating Treen.
A Lafayette native, Mouton attended Cathedral High School and graduated as class valedictorian in 1947. He received his bachelor's degree from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1951. In 1953, he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Tulane University Law School.
Having served only two years as a representative, Mouton entered a special election for the District 23 Senate seat early in 1966. He was elected and served in the Senate for 14 years. When Mouton became a senator, his state House seat went Republican—the first time since Reconstruction that a Republican had won a legislative seat in Lafayette Parish. The new lawmaker was Mouton's special friend, Roderick Miller.
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