Chester John Coco (February 15, 1915 – October 1, 2001) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. He served in the

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Biography

Coco was born on February 15, 1915, in

Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat and largest city of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River of the South, Red River ...

. He went to school in

Marksville, Louisiana Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,702 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, an increase of 165 over the 2000 tabulation of ...

. Coco attended

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, where he studied law. He passed the state bar in 1937. He was a Louisiana State Senator from 1944 to 1952 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1952, he campaigned for election as Louisiana Attorney General. Coco was a co-founder of the Avoyelles Broadcasting Company, serving

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. He died on October 1, 2001, in a nursing home in

Mansura, Louisiana Mansura is a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,419 at the 2010 census. Mansura is home to the Cochon de Lait Festival, and claims to be the Cochon de Lait capital of the world. Geography According to the ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coco, Chester 1915 births 2001 deaths Democratic Party Louisiana state senators People from Alexandria, Louisiana People from Marksville, Louisiana Louisiana State University Law Center alumni 20th-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature