Background
Talley, Bascom Destrehan was born on January 18, 1916 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. Son of Bascom Destrehan and Maude Hermine (Gentry) Talley.
Talley, Bascom Destrehan was born on January 18, 1916 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. Son of Bascom Destrehan and Maude Hermine (Gentry) Talley.
Bachelor of Arts, Tulane University, 1937, Bachelor of Laws, 1939.
Admitted to Louisiana bar, 1939, since practiced in Bogalusa. Member firm Talley, Anthony, Hughes & Knight, 1940-1971. President Columbia Road Land Company, 1947-1971.
Secretary Bogalusa Daily News, Incorporated., 1954-1971, Bogalusa Realty Company, Incorporated., 1950-1971.
Chairman of the Board Parish National Bank, 1968-1971.
Member Council Better Louisiana, Public Affairs Research Council. Member council Louisiana Law Institute, 1954-1971. Member of the board Louisiana Association for Mental Health.
Member American (member circuit commission on professional greivance, standing commission on legal assistance for servicemen), Louisiana (president section local bar organizations
1951-1955, Board of Governors 1953-1955, Chairman of Commission public relations 1955-1956, vice president 1962-1963, president 1963-1964) bar associations, American Judicature Society, Tulane Law Alumni Association (president 1958-1959).
Married Imogene Wilson, July 29, 1943. Children: Bascom Destrehan, Jean, Morris Wilson, James Edmund.