Background
Fournet, John Baptiste was born on July 27, 1895 in Saint Martinville, Louisiana, United States. Son of Louis Michel and Marcelite (Gauthier) Fournet.
Fournet, John Baptiste was born on July 27, 1895 in Saint Martinville, Louisiana, United States. Son of Louis Michel and Marcelite (Gauthier) Fournet.
Graduate Louisiana State Normal, 1915. Bachelor of Laws, Louisiana State University, 1920. Doctor of Laws, 1956.
Admitted to Louisiana bar, 1920. Practice law, Saint Martinville, 1920, Baton Rouge, 1921-1922, Jennings, 1922. Served as member Louisiana House of Representatives, and as speaker, 1928-1932.
Lieutenant governor of Louisiana, 1932-1935.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1935-1949, chief justice from September 1949.
Served as private, United States Army, 1918. Member American and Louisiana bar associations, American Judicature Society, Conference of Chief Justices, Order of Coif, Gamma Eta Gamma, Phi Alpha Delta, Pi Lambda Beta, Pi Gamma Museum. Mason (32 degree, Shriner).
Clubs: New Orleans Country, New Orleans Athletic, International House.
Married Rose M. Dupuis, February 1, 1921 (divorced). Married second Sylvia Ann Fournet. Children: Lela Mae Ann (Mistress Roger Vincent), John Dupuis.