Background
Dugas, Louis was born on December 12, 1928 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Louis and Loney (Duron) Dugas.
Dugas, Louis was born on December 12, 1928 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Louis and Loney (Duron) Dugas.
Associate of Arts, Lamar Junior College, 1950; Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking and Finance, University Texas, 1956; Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1960.
Private practice, since 1960. Member Texas House of Representatives, 1954-1960. Justice of the peace, Orange County, Texas, 1963.
Special counsel District of Columbia committee United States House of Representatives, 1967. District and county attorney, Orange County, 1968-1972. Former teacher Texas history andgovt., Lamar U.
Regent National Criminal Defense College, Mercer Law School, Macon, Georgia. Explorer leader Boy Scouts American, 1963. Commander American Legion Post, 1967.
Member Bd.Adjustments, City of Orange, 1967. Founder "Les Acadiens du Texas". President Orange County History Society, 1974-1976.
Active Orange Art League. Board directors Orange Community Players, 1977-1982. Teacher Cajun French Orange City Parks and Recreation Department, 1980-1981.
Nominee Republican Party for 2d Congressional District, Texas, 1984. President Lamar U. Friends of the Arts, 1985-1986;administrative board First United Methodist Church, Orange, 1983, 84, 85. Sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1950-1952, Korea.
Member Texas Bar Association (secretary criminal law section 1969, 72), Orange CountyBar Association (president 1979), National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers (board directors 1982-1988), Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (board directors 1976-1988, president 1985-1986, contributor to public The Voice), Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Institute(president 1986), Texas Association Board Certified Specialists in Criminal Law (president 1983), Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers (secretary-treasurer 1981), Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gulf Coast Leathernecks (founder), Optimists Club, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Frances Elizabeth Tuley, February 3, 1956. Children: Mary Hester Dugas Koch, Kerry Beth Dugas Davidson, Louis Claiborne, Evin Garner, Reagan Taylor.