George Arceneaux Jr. Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the professional papers of George Arceneaux, Jr. from his career as an attorney and a federal judge. This includes correspondence, reports, notes, blueprints, and other materials. The majority of the collection consists of Judge Arceneaux's criminal and civil court judicial work files, with other portions relating to his work as an attorney (including the Louisiana tidelands boundary dispute) and the construction of the federal court house in Houma, Louisiana.
Dates
- circa 1958-1968
Creator
- Arceneaux, George, Jr., 1928-1993 (Person)
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical Note
George Arceneaux, Jr. was born in New Orleans in 1928. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949, and earned his law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University in 1957. He served as administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana from 1952 to 1960, and entered private practice in Houma, Louisiana, from 1960 to 1979. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter nominated Arceneaux to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He served as a federal judge in this position from 1979 until his death in 1993.
Extent
100 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Sensitive Materials Statement
This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.
Creator
- Arceneaux, George, Jr., 1928-1993 (Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
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Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
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