Almond Gaston “A. G.” Crowe Jr. is a former
Republican Louisiana State Senator
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born May 8, 1948 in
.
Political history
Crowe resides in
Pearl River, Louisiana
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. He represented
Louisiana State Senate
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(parts of
Orleans,
Plaquemines
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,
Saint Bernard, and
Saint Tammany parishes) between 2008 and 2016. In 2007, he defeated the then-incumbent and then-
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Kenneth L. Odinet. He previously represented District 76 in the
Louisiana House of Representatives
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between 2000 and 2008. He had unsuccessfully sought to represent Louisiana Senate District 12 in 1998. Crowe was previously an elected member of the
Saint Tammany Parish School Board.
Education and business career
After finishing Francis T. Nicholls High School in New Orleans, Crowe obtained his
bachelor’s degree in
business administration
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from
Southeastern Louisiana University. He has worked in sales for CaseCraft Manufacturing,
Gillette
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PaperMate
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, and
Pentel. In 1982 he founded his own company, Saint Tammany Office Products (STOP), which in 1991 became the
Northshore vendor for
Xerox
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. In 2002 Crowe expanded his operation as a new company called The File Depot which has since moved beyond Saint Tammany Parish. He later started Shop Local USA, LLC with the primary mission of encouraging people to shop and support local businesses.
Legislative activities
In the Senate, Crowe is vice chair of the Standing Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs. He serves or has served on other standing and ad hoc committees, several of which are involved with
Katrina relief. Crowe is also highly networked into a variety of community organizations and belongs to
Ducks Unlimited, Louisiana Wildlife Association, and
National Rifle Association
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. He is a self-professed conservative. He has won numerous accolades as a legislator including being chosen the 2002 “Legislator of the Year” by the Alliance for Good Government, a bipartisan Louisiana organization which presses for honesty and integrity in public office.
Personal life
Crowe is married to Linda McCoin Crowe, a
kindergarten
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teacher from
Bogalusa, Louisiana. The couple has two children and seven grandchildren. He is an ordained Deacon at First Baptist Church, an affiliate of the
Southern Baptist Convention
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. A.G. Crowe is a Rotarian and 2 time Paul Harris Fellow.
Crowe profile on Findarticles.comCrowe bio on the Louisiana Senate site.
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1948 births
Living people
Baptists from Louisiana
Republican Party Louisiana state senators
People from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana University alumni