Background
Landry, Walter Joseph was born on January 23, 1931 in Willswood, Louisiana, United States. Son of John Theodore and Lelia Lucille (Peltier) Landry.
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Walter Joseph Landry
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U.Notre Dame, 1952. Juris Doctor, Tulane University, 1958. Master of Arts, American University, 1969, Doctor of Philosophy, 1975.
Career
Bar: Louisiana 1958, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1961. Legislation assistant to the United States Senator. Russell B. Long, Washington, 1956-1957, private practice law, New Orleans, 1958-1961.
Foreign service officer Department State, 1961-1970.
Member, action officer United States delegate to San Jose Conference, American Convention on Human Rights, 1969. Partner Landry, Poteet and Landry, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1974-1979, Poteet & Landry, 1979-1991.
Counsel, executive vice president Castle Commodities Corporation, 1991-1995. Counsel, president Universal Finance Bancorp, Incorporated., 1995.
Assistant professor of University Southwestern Louisiana, 1970-1974.
Chairman United States Language Policy Conference, Chicago, 1983. President Federation American Cultural and Language Communities, Incorporated., since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Member LafayetteParish Democratic Executive Committee, 1971, chairman, 1976-1983. Member Democratic State Central Committee Louisiana, 1971, past state co-chairman affirmative action, 1975-1976. Member International Rels.
Association of Acadiana (president 1974-1975), American Bar Association (chairman internat.law working group 1971-1976), International Good Neighbor Council (organizer, president Acadiana chapter 1978-1981).
Connections
Married Carolyn Margaret Kruschke, November 24, 1962. Children: Celeste, John, Joseph, Catherine, Walter Junior.
