Lether Frazar


Lether Edward Frazar was the Democratic lieutenant governor of Louisiana under Governor Earl Kemp Long from 19561960, who had earlier, as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Beauregard Parish, authored the state teacher retirement law. Frazar was also the fourth president of McNeese State University in Lake Charles. He served at McNeese from 19441955, when he resigned to prepare to become lieutenant governor. He was also the second president of his alma mater, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette , having served from 19381941.

Frazar was born in DeRidder, the seat of Beauregard Parish, to Moses Edward Frazar and the former Letha Perkins. Mrs. Frazar died when Lether was twelve days old. Moses Frazar then married the former Nina May Bland in 1906. There were two children from the second marriage, Lether Frazars halfsiblings, Marvin Edward Frazar and Ruby Frazar Harrison.

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