Gaston Gerald

Gaston Gerald (born October 20, 1931) is an American former politician from the state of Louisiana who served in the Louisiana Senate.

Gaston Gerald
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 13th district
In office
1972–1981
Succeeded byMike Cross
Member of the Baton Rouge City-Parish Council
In office
1965–1972
Preceded byWoodrow W. Dumas
Personal details
Born (1931-10-20) October 20, 1931
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Lorraine Cambre[1]
Children3
Residence(s)Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
OccupationFarmer

Gerald served on the Baton Rouge City-Parish Council from 1965 to 1972 representing Ward II.[2] He succeeded council member W.W. Dumas upon Dumas' election as mayor-president. In 1972, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate to represent district 13.[3] In 1979, Gerald was convicted on charges of attempted extortion of a contractor relating to the construction of the Baton Rouge Civic Center and was imprisoned at Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth in Texas.[4] He was expelled from the State Senate in 1981 on a 33-3 vote, the only senator in the history of the institution to have been expelled.[5]

References
  1. https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Descendants_of_John_Connerly_1751_NC_and/bDoZAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Gaston+Gerald+b+10-20-1931+Washington****%22&dq=%22Gaston+Gerald+b+10-20-1931+Washington****%22&printsec=frontcover
  2. "1969-1972 City Parish Council of Baton Rouge". cdm16340.contentdm.oclc.org.
  3. "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880–2008" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. "Pol in the Pen". Time, June 8, 1981. June 8, 1981. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. Times-Picayune, JR Ball, NOLA com | The. "He's the only person ever expelled from the Louisiana Senate". NOLA.com.
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