Joseph Adam Sevario III (born September 18, 1944) is an American

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. He served as a Democratic member for the 18th district of the

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. Sevario was the son of Joseph Adam Sevario Jr. and Audrey Cannon. He had two brothers and three sisters. In 1976, Sevario was elected for the 18th district of the

, serving until 1994. In 1986 he was a

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for the 8th congressional district of

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of the

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, but was not elected. Louisiana Highway 932 has been named Joe Sevario Road.

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