Arthur W. "Art" Sour, Jr., (November 6, 1924 -- January 10, 2000) was a Shreveport businessman and a pioneer in the development of a competitive Republican Party in Louisiana. Sour served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972-1992. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shreveport, Louisiana is the third largest metropolitan city in the state of Louisiana, USA. It is located in Caddo Parish, and as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 200,145. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... The Louisiana House of Representatives is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

He was born in Shreveport to Arthur W. Sour, Sr., (1895-1972) and Adele Sour (1897-1977). He graduated from C.E. Byrd High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was wounded in action. He earned his livelihood in the oil and real estate business. C. E. Byrd High School (BHS) is a science and mathematics magnet high school located in Shreveport, Louisiana. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Running for the Louisiana legislature

Sour first ran for the legislature in 1964 and again in 1968 but was defeated by Democrats in multi-district races. He was part of the Caddo Parish slate supporting Republican Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr., of Shreveport for governor in 1964. Then he ran in 1968 on a ticket headed locally by incumbent State Representative Taylor W. O'Hearn. O'Hearn and all the Republican candidates except one seeking reelection to the parish police jury [county commission in other states] were defeated that year. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Caddo Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr. ... Taylor Walters OHearn (July 6, 1907-- April 2, 1997) was a pioneer in the rebirth of the Republican Party in Louisiana during the mid-twentieth century. ...

Defeating Frank Fulco

When a single-member district plan took effect with the general election ofMarch 1972, Sour, who was committed to the gubernatorial candidacy of fellow Republican David C. Treen of Jefferson Parish, upset the Democrat Frank Fulco, Sr., to win the first of his five terms in the legislature. Sour, in District 6, defeated Fulco, 5,564 (53.2 percent) to 4,886 (46.8 percent). Shreveport political observers said that Fulco had ignored his fellow Catholic Sour, already a two-time loser for the legislature, and concentrated instead on lining up commitments to become the next Speaker of the House, a position which ultimately went to Fulco's fellow Democrat, E.L. "Bubba" Henry of Jonesboro in Jackson Parish. Other Republicans elected with Sour were B.F. O'Neal, Jr. of Shreveport, Clark Gaudin of Baton Rouge, and Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. of Metairie in Jefferson Parish. A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... David Conner Treen, Sr. ... Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Edgerton L. Bubba Henry (born February 10, 1936) is a Baton Rouge attorney, lobbyist, and partner of the high-powered firm Adams and Reese who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1968-1980. ... Jonesboro is a town located in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. ... Jackson Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Benjamin Franklin Ben ONeal, Jr. ... Edward Clark Gaudin (born December 26, 1931) is a Baton Rouge attorney who served for 21 years in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1967-1968; 1972-1992) as the first Republican member from East Baton Rouge Parish in the twentieth century. ... Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. ... Metairie (local pronunciations , ) is a suburb of New Orleans. ... Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...

In 1975, when Sour was reelected, he had only four Republican colleagues, and one of those, A.J. McNamara of Jefferson Parish, was actually elected as a Democrat but switched affiliation in 1977. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Abel J. Buddy McNamara (born 1936), known as A.J. McNamara, is a U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, judge who served from June 21, 1982, until the fall of 2001, when he assumed senior status. Previously, McNamara served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from populous Jefferson... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

In the October 24, 1987, jungle primary, Sour had a close call. He defeated Democrat Greg Barro by only 77 votes. Sour received 5,744 votes (50.3 percent) to Barro's 5,667 (49.7 percent). That election provided a warning to Sour, who was a leading conservative among the Republicans in northwest Louisiana. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the jungle primary, all candidates run in the same initial election regardless of party label. ...

Sour, like his Louisiana legislative colleague Louis E. "Woody" Jenkins was a member of the Council for National Policy, a conservative alternative to the Council on Foreign Relations. The CNP, which meets in Washington, was begun by either Texas billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt or Virginia direct-mail operative Richard Viguerie as a potential balance to the CFR. CNP members included the conservative spokespersons Phyllis Schlafly and Paul Weyrich. Louis Elwood Woody Jenkins (born January 3, 1947) is a former broadcasting executive in Baton Rouge who was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972-2000. ... The Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American foreign policy think tank based in New York City. ... Nelson Bunker Hunt (born February 22, 1926, in El Dorado, Arkansas) is an American businessman. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Phyllis Schlafly (born on August 15, 1924, in St. ... Paul M. Weyrich (born October 7, 1942, in Racine, Wisconsin) is a US conservative political activist and commentator. ...

Melissa Flournoy retires Sour

In the October 19, 1991, jungle primary, when Edwin Washington Edwards was staging his fourth-term comeback as governor, Sour was upset by the Democrat Melissa Scott Flournoy (born 1961), 9,728 (58 percent) to 7,151 (42 percent). It was a high turnout election, and Sour got more raw votes that year than in any previous election. Yet he lost with the smaller percent. Flournoy served only a single term. October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Services for Sour were held on January 12, 2000, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, where Sour was a member, with Father Peter Mangum officiating. Survivors included his wife, the former Mary Margaret Hodge (born 1928, originally from Ruston; two sons, Edwin W. Sour (born 1950) and John Michael Sour (born 1953), both of Shreveport; a daughter, Stacy Sour of Denver, Colorado; four sisters, a brother, and three grandchildren. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City  154. ...

References

Billy Hathorn, "The Republican Party in Louisiana, 1920-1980," Master's thesis (1980), Northwestern State University at Natchitoches

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Arthur W. Sour, Jr., obituary, Shreveport Times, January 11, 2000