Sydney B. Nelson
| Sydney Banks Nelson | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes) | |
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In office 1980–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Jackson B. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Gregory J. Barro |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 12, 1935 Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic Party / later Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gail Anderson Nelson |
| Children | Sydney B. Nelson |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation | Retired Attorney |
| Nelson attempted to win the position of Louisiana State Senate President in 1988 regardless of the outcome of the gubernatorial election and was halted by incoming Governor Buddy Roemer, who tapped Allen Bares of Lafayette for the top position in the Senate. | |
Sydney Banks Nelson (born March 12, 1935) is an attorney from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who served from 1980 to 1992 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate. He represented District 37 in Caddo and Bossier parishes in northwest Louisiana.
A native of Shreveport, Nelson received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1957 from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma. He graduated thereafter from the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. He was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1963.
In 1977, Nelson joined John L. Hammons to establish the firm Nelson & Hammons. Cornell Rushing Flournoy (female) practices in the firm with Hammons. Located a block from the Caddo Parish Courthouse, Nelson & Hammons emphasizes medical malpractice and personal injury.
In 1979, Nelson was initially elected to succeed the Conservative Democrat Jackson B. Davis, still a semi-retired Shreveport lawyer who did not seek another term that year. In 1988, during his last term in office, Nelson launched an unofficial candidacy for Senate president. The incumbent, Sammy Nunez of Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish east of New Orleans, had been a state representative first elected in 1964 and a senator since 1968. Nelson had traveled across the state for several years prior to 1988, having visited senators in their home districts in an attempt to secure commitments for Senate president.
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