Joe LeSage
| Joseph Carnahan LeSage, Jr. | |
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Lesage in undated photo
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| Louisiana State Senator for Caddo Parish (at-large) | |
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In office 1968–1972 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 12, 1928 Homer, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 2015 (aged 86) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (1952–1954) |
Joseph Carnahan "Joe" LeSage, Jr. (December 12, 1928 – September 22, 2015), was an attorney in Shreveport, Louisiana, who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for a single term from 1968 to 1972.
LeSage was born to Joseph LeSage, Sr. (1895–1964), and the former Avalyn Taylor (1907–1991) in Homer, the seat of government of Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana. He played football at Homer High School and then attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he was the quarterback of the LSU Tigers in 1948. In 1949, LeSage graduated from LSU, where he was affiliated with Omicron Delta Kappa and Gamma Eta Gamma. In 1952, he obtained his law degree from the Louisiana State University Law Center and was admitted to the Louisiana bar.
Lesage served from 1952 to 1954 in the United States Army Ordnance Corps and the Judge Advocate General's Corps during the later portion of the Korean War He was stationed stateside at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the The Pentagon in Washington, D.C..
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