Morris Albert Lottinger Jr. (born c. 1937), is a retired judge who previously served from 1971 to 1975 as a

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member of the

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from his native Houma in Terrebonne Parish in

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. Lottinger is one of three children born to the former Effie J. Hellier (1908-1993) and the attorney Morris Lottinger Sr.(1902-1978 His paternal grandparents were the former Lucille Theriot and Victor Lottinger (died July 1939). In the

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, then listed as two years of age, Lottinger was residing with his parents and his older sister Elizabeth in the home of his maternal grandfather, Harry W. Hellier (born c. 1880) and his uncle, Harry F. Hellier. Lottinger received his bachelor's degree from

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in Thibodaux in

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. He completed

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and was admitted to the bar in 1965. He is a member of

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, the international legal honor society. In the House, Lottinger joined with colleague

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, also of Houma, in an effort to adopt boater-safety regulations proposed by the

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, but many constituents objected to the U.S. government dictating policy regarding their boats. Years later, those same safety guidelines were adopted. In 1976, Representative Lottinger was named "Conservationist of the Year" among the elected official category by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Lottinger left the state House after five years to become a judge of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal, which includes his Terrebonne Parish. He retired from the judgeship as chief judge on July 15, 1998. Like his father, he was hence both a state representative and a judge. The senior Lottinger was also

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for the last two years of his legislative service.

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