Drauzin Angelle (December 25, 1871 - December 19, 1958) was a farmer and a politician in St. Martin Parish in south Louisiana. As the chief deputy sheriff from 1924 until his death, Angelle became a Democratic power broker in his largely rural sugar-producing parish. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Farmer (disambiguation). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... St. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [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... Deputy may mean: A member of a Chamber of Deputies, National Assembly, etc. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ...

Angelle was born in the Fifth Ward of St. Martin Parish to Jean-Baptiste Angelle and the former Arthemise Dupuis (pronounced DEW PWEE). He was twice married. With the former Aminth Guidry, he had a daughter, Mozella. He wed the former Agnes Guidry on March 27, 1894, and they had eight children, including Robert Joseph "Bob" Angelle (1896-1979), who would serve as mayor of Breaux Bridge, a St. Martin Parish community, and in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1934-1964. He was Speaker of the House from 1957-1960. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Joseph Bob Angelle (August 26, 1896 - December 22, 1979) was a businessman and politician from Breaux Bridge in St. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Breaux Bridge is a city in St. ... The Louisiana House of Representatives is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... It has been suggested that Speakers of the House be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Drauzin Angelle's only elected position was as a constable of the Fifth Ward, a position that he held from 1914-1924, when he became the chief deputy under Sheriff Wade O. Martin, Sr., and continued in that capacity after Martin was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission in 1932. Angelle remained chief deputy under a number of sheriffs. The sheriffs ran for reelection every four years, but Angelle as the power behind the sheriff remained chief deputy throughout three decades. Angelle was known as the organizer of "The Old Faction" and the "Father of the Fifth Ward". A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wade Omer Martin, Sr. ... Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is an independent regulatory agency serving the public of Louisiana by managing its public utilities and motor carriers. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Angelle was tied to the Long faction of Louisiana politics, as was Sheriff Martin, Sr. However, in the late 1950s, Wade O. Martin, Jr., the Louisiana secretary of state quarreled with Governor Earl Kemp Long, who obtained legislative passage of bills to strip Martin, Jr., of much of the jurisdiction of his office. Drauzin Angelle died about the time of the Long-Martin rivalry. Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ... A faction is a special interest group. ... Wade Omer Martin, Jr. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Earl Kemp Long (26 August 1895 - 5 September 1960) was an American politician and three-time Governor of Louisiana. ...

He is interred in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Cecilia, a town in northern St. Martin Parish. Cecilia is a census-designated place located in St. ...

References

• "Drauzin Angelle", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988), p. 15