Gregory L. Fruge

Gregory Lee "Greg" Fruge, Sr.
Louisiana State Representative for District 41 (Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes)
In office 1996–2004
Preceded by	Dale Sittig
Succeeded by	Mickey Guillory
Personal details
Born	May 1948 Place of birth missing
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Shella Fontenot Fruge
Children	Gregory Fruge, Jr.
Parents	Leroy and Iola Schambaugh Fruge
Alma mater	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Occupation	Businessman
Religion	Roman Catholic
Fruge became the first Republican since Reconstruction to represent the Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry House District 41, when elected in 1995 to succeed Dale Sittig, who became a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

Gregory Lee "Greg" Fruge, Sr. (born May 1948), is a businessman from Eunice, Louisiana, who served as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 41 (Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes) from 1996 to 2004.

Fruge (pronounced FROO JAY) was one of four sons of Leroy Fruge (June 4, 1921 – December 10, 1970), a World War II United States Army Air Corps veteran, and the former Iola "Kat" Schambaugh (January 29, 1921 – November 7, 2009), a dietitian at Moosa Memorial Hospital in Eunice. The Roman Catholic couple is interred in Eunice at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Fruge's brothers are Charles Dwight Fruge of (September 1954)Bayou Chicot in Evangeline Parish, Rudy Neil Fruge (born October 1957) of Lake Charles, the late and John Ferrel Fruge (October 26, 1942 – July 6, 1995) of Eunice also interred in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Eunice LA beside his mother and father.

Fruge received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is a past president of the Eunice Jaycees and Lions International. He holds membership in the Masonic lodge and its companion organization, the Shriners. He is a former vice chairman of the Acadiana chapter of the American Welding Society and a devotee of French Cajun music.

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