Lane Anderson Carson (born August 21, 1947 in
,
Louisiana
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, USA) is a licensed building
contractor
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Business roles
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* General contractor, an individual o ...
,
real estate broker
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, and
attorney in private practice who resides in
Covington, the
parish seat
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of
St. Tammany Parish
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.
Career
Carson was 1st Platoon Leader, A Company, 1/11 Infantry, 5th Mech Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. He was wounded in operation Dewey Canyon II (Lam Son 719), discharged and returned home. He received the Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge.
References
External links
*http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1985/121185a.htm
*http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2879092_1?noconfirm=0
*https://web.archive.org/web/20061113185312/http://www.usna.com/News_Pubs/News/SearchNewsRead.asp?Article=4907
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060821211016/http://www.rejuvenola.com/
*https://www.senate.gov/comm/banking_housing_and_urban_affairs/general/noms/nibs/carson.htm
*http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=03090452
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060928231151/http://www.nibs.org/July03.pdf
*http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071206/NEWS01/712060313
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1947 births
Living people
United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
Baptists from Louisiana
Louisiana Democrats
Louisiana Republicans
Louisiana State University alumni
Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Politicians from New Orleans
People from Covington, Louisiana
Tulane University Law School alumni
United States Army officers
Lawyers from New Orleans
State cabinet secretaries of Louisiana