Background
McLeod, William Lasater was born on February 27, 1931 in Marks, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Lasater and Sara Louise (Macaulay) McLeod.
McLeod, William Lasater was born on February 27, 1931 in Marks, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Lasater and Sara Louise (Macaulay) McLeod.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1953). Louisiana State University (Juris Doctor, 1958). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1957-1958.
Member, Lake Charles City Charter Commission, 19641968.
Member, House of Representatives, State of Louisiana, 1968-1976. Member, Senate, State of Louisiana, since 1976.
Bar: Louisiana.1958, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1980. Private practice, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1958-1962. Partner McLeod & Little, Lake Charles, 1976-1990.
District judge Calcasieu Parish, 1991-1996, of counsel Judson Law Firm, 1997.
Member Louisiana House of Representatives, 1968-1976. Member Louisiana Senate, 1976-1979 0.
Chairman advisory board Lake Charles Salvation Army, 1965-1966. President Calcasieu Area Council Boy Scouts American, 1978.
Elder Presbyterian Church With United States Army, 1953-1955.
Southwest Louisiana (President, 1979-1980), Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1968) and American Bar Associations. Louisiana State Law Institute.
Married Marilyn Qualls, June 16, 1962. Children: Sara Nelson Judson, Martha Ellen Livanec, Ruth Elizabeth.