Lane Carson
| Lane Anderson Carson | |
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| Secretary | |
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In office 2008–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Hunt Downer |
| Succeeded by | David LaCerte (interim) |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 99 (Orleans Parish) |
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In office 1976–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Orleans Parish districts not numbered until 1976 |
| Succeeded by | Garey Forster |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 21, 1947 New Orleans, Orleans Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican (prior to 1977, Democrat) |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Carson |
| Children | Christopher Carson Rebecca C. Parks |
| Residence | Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University Tulane University Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
Lane Anderson Carson (born August 21, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is a licensed building contractor, real estate broker, and attorney in private practice. He resides in Covington, the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish. He was previously the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs in the administration of former Governor Bobby Jindal. He is also a former chief of the Civil Division of the 22nd Judicial District for St. Tammany Parish and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Carson was a platoon leader in the United States Army in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War . He was wounded and discharged and returned home. He graduated in 1971 with a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1974, he received his Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans.
He served in the Louisiana state House from 1976 to 1983 for District 99 in Orleans Parish, first as a Democrat (1976–1977) and thereafter as a member of the Republican Party. Carson was the first Vietnam War veteran to serve in the Louisiana legislature.
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