Danny Roy Moore
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Danny Roy Moore is a civil engineer
and land surveyor
in Arcadia
, Louisiana
, who served as a conservative Democrat
in the Louisiana State Senate
from 1964 until 1968. He represented a north Louisiana district, then unnumbered, encompassing Claiborne
and Bienville
parishes.
in northern Claiborne Parish just south of the Arkansas
state line to Arthur Roy Moore (1904–1984), a Mississippi
native known as Roy Moore, and the former Capitola Touchstone (1903–2002). Roy Moore managed the Jitney Jungle
grocery outlet in Homer
, a since defunct chain store
that originated in 1919 in Jackson
, Mississippi. Moore began school in Haynesville, but his family relocated to Homer, where in 1942 he graduated from Homer High School. Capitola Moore was a sister of Sam F. Touchstone (1904–2002), who owned a taxidermy
and wildlife museum in Haughton
in southern Bossier Parish
. Moore was hence a first cousin of Ned Touchstone
(1926–1988), an advocacy newspaper publisher and a visible figure among what was called the Radical Right
in Louisiana during the 1960s. In 1967, Touchstone unsuccessfully challenged the reelection of Louisiana Education Superintendent Bill Dodd. Roy and Capitola Moore are interred at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish.
During World War II
, Moore served in the United States Army Air Corps
, forerunner of the Air Force
. He flew missions over Germany
. Moore is a Baptist
and a still active 50-year member of the Masonic lodge
.
Moore first attended Louisiana Tech University
in Ruston
before he transferred to Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge
, where in 1949, he received the Bachelor of Science
degree in civil engineering, with emphasis also in land surveying. At the age of eighty-five, he is still heavily engaged in surveying.
Moore has been twice married. He and the former Patricia Camp (born 1930) have two children, Danette Moore (born 1954) of Shreveport
and Daniel Judson Moore (born 1956), a dentist
in Minden
, the seat of Webster Parish
. The couple married in 1954 and divorced in 1976. Thereafter, Moore wed the former Susan Elizabeth Butler (1945–2006), whose father ran the Jitney Jungle store in Arcadia.
cycle, Moore unseated his fellow Democrat, James T. McCalman (1914–1977), also of Homer. He served a single term until 1968. He neither sought reelection nor ran for any other public office before or since his Senate term. Moore's principal emphasis as a senator was to promote the construction of Lake Claiborne
, a 6400 acres (25.9 km²) man-made body of water near Homer established by the damming of Bayou D'Arbonne. The lake is deeper than others of its kind, has a short spillway
, and is hence subject to less pollution than many other waterways. To obtain the needed state funding for the project, Moore had to overcome the initial opposition of newly elected Governor John J. McKeithen, who disbelieved that man-made lakes contribute to business growth. The lake was created as Moore left the Senate. In 1974, Lake Claiborne State Park
, known in the region for its swimming, fishing, birding, boating, waterskiing, camping, and hiking, opened at the site of the new lake.
From 1948 to 1960, Moore's seat was held by William M. Rainach
of Summerfield in Claiborne Parish, who was an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in the 1959
Democratic primary. Rainach was defeated by Jimmie Davis
, originally from Jackson Parish
, who secured his second nonconsecutive term as governor in that election cycle. After legislative boundaries were altered in 1967 by the federal judiciary, Moore was succeeded in the Senate by Charles Clem Barham
(1934–2010), an attorney from Ruston
in Lincoln Parish
and the son of former Lieutenant Governor C. E. "Cap" Barham. Charles Barham was first elected in the adjoining district to the east in 1964, and he and Moore were colleagues and friends though they often cast opposite votes in Senate roll calls.
In the Senate, Moore's desk was coincidentally located at the extreme right side of the chamber in line, he said, with his strongly held conservative political views. His colleague and seat mate was neighboring Senator Harold Montgomery
of Doyline
in Webster Parish. The two became friendly with freshman Senator Edwin Washington Edwards of Crowley
in Acadia Parish
in south Louisiana, but within two years, Edwards had left the state Senate to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives
. Despite their friendship, Moore and Montgomery often cast their votes opposite that of Edwards, who was thereafter elected in 1972 to the first of his four nonconsecutive terms as governor.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and land surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
in Arcadia
Arcadia, Louisiana
Arcadia is a town in and the parish seat of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,041 at the 2000 census....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, who served as a conservative Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in the Louisiana State Senate
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
from 1964 until 1968. He represented a north Louisiana district, then unnumbered, encompassing Claiborne
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Homer and as of 2000, the population is 16,851.-History:The parish is named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne....
and Bienville
Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Bienville Parish is a parish located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Arcadia and as of the 2000 census, the population is 15,752....
parishes.
Background
Moore was born in HaynesvilleHaynesville, Louisiana
Haynesville is a town in northern Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States, located just south of the Arkansas border. The population was 2,679 at the 2000 census....
in northern Claiborne Parish just south of the Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
state line to Arthur Roy Moore (1904–1984), a Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
native known as Roy Moore, and the former Capitola Touchstone (1903–2002). Roy Moore managed the Jitney Jungle
Jitney Jungle
Jitney Jungle was a chain of supermarkets that began in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1919.-Origins:Originally, brothers Judson McCarty Holman and William Henry Holman and their cousin William Bonner McCarty founded a charge-and-carry grocery store in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1912...
grocery outlet in Homer
Homer, Louisiana
Homer is present day parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town was named after the Greek poet Homer and was laid out around the Courthouse Square in 1850 by Frank Vaughn. The present day brick courthouse, built in the Greek Revival style of architecture, is one of only...
, a since defunct chain store
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
that originated in 1919 in Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, Mississippi. Moore began school in Haynesville, but his family relocated to Homer, where in 1942 he graduated from Homer High School. Capitola Moore was a sister of Sam F. Touchstone (1904–2002), who owned a taxidermy
Taxidermy
Taxidermy is the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians...
and wildlife museum in Haughton
Haughton, Louisiana
Haughton is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Haughton is located at ....
in southern Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Bossier Parish is named for Pierre Bossier, a 19th-century Louisiana state senator and U.S. representative from Natchitoches Parish.Bossier Parish was spared fighting on its soil during the American Civil War...
. Moore was hence a first cousin of Ned Touchstone
Ned Touchstone
Ned O'Neal Touchstone was a newspaper publisher who was a leader of the [Conservative Right-Wing Movement]] in Louisiana politics during the 1960s...
(1926–1988), an advocacy newspaper publisher and a visible figure among what was called the Radical Right
Radical Right
Radical Right is a generally pejorative term used to describe various political movements on the right that are conspiracist, attuned to anti-American or anti-Christian agents of foreign powers, and "politically radical." The term was first used by social scientists in the 1950s regarding small...
in Louisiana during the 1960s. In 1967, Touchstone unsuccessfully challenged the reelection of Louisiana Education Superintendent Bill Dodd. Roy and Capitola Moore are interred at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Moore served in the United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
, forerunner of the Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
. He flew missions over Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Moore is a Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
and a still active 50-year member of the Masonic lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
.
Moore first attended Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
in Ruston
Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy caters to its college population...
before he transferred to Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
, where in 1949, he received the Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in civil engineering, with emphasis also in land surveying. At the age of eighty-five, he is still heavily engaged in surveying.
Moore has been twice married. He and the former Patricia Camp (born 1930) have two children, Danette Moore (born 1954) of Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
and Daniel Judson Moore (born 1956), a dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
in Minden
Minden, Louisiana
Minden is a city in the American state of Louisiana. It serves as the parish seat of Webster Parish and is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish. The population, which has been stable since 1960, was 13,027 at the 2000 census...
, the seat of Webster Parish
Webster Parish, Louisiana
Webster Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Minden. In 2010, its population was 41,207....
. The couple married in 1954 and divorced in 1976. Thereafter, Moore wed the former Susan Elizabeth Butler (1945–2006), whose father ran the Jitney Jungle store in Arcadia.
Senate service
At the time of his Senate election and service, Moore still resided in Homer. In the 1963-1964 primary electionPrimary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
cycle, Moore unseated his fellow Democrat, James T. McCalman (1914–1977), also of Homer. He served a single term until 1968. He neither sought reelection nor ran for any other public office before or since his Senate term. Moore's principal emphasis as a senator was to promote the construction of Lake Claiborne
Lake Claiborne
Lake Claiborne is a reservoir located near the town of Homer, Louisiana. Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of . Lake Claiborne State Park, a Louisiana state maintained camping and recreation area, lies on southern shore of the lake....
, a 6400 acres (25.9 km²) man-made body of water near Homer established by the damming of Bayou D'Arbonne. The lake is deeper than others of its kind, has a short spillway
Spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed. In the UK they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways release floods so that the water does not overtop and damage or even destroy...
, and is hence subject to less pollution than many other waterways. To obtain the needed state funding for the project, Moore had to overcome the initial opposition of newly elected Governor John J. McKeithen, who disbelieved that man-made lakes contribute to business growth. The lake was created as Moore left the Senate. In 1974, Lake Claiborne State Park
Lake Claiborne State Park
Lake Claiborne State Park is a popular recreation site located in Claiborne Parish, northwestern Louisiana, USA. It was opened in 1974 and is in size. The park provides access to scenic Lake Claiborne, a man-made water body formed by damming Bayou D'Arbonne. Guests may stay at 10 deluxe cabins...
, known in the region for its swimming, fishing, birding, boating, waterskiing, camping, and hiking, opened at the site of the new lake.
From 1948 to 1960, Moore's seat was held by William M. Rainach
William M. Rainach
William Monroe Rainach, Sr., known as Willie Rainach , was a state legislator from rural Summerfield in Claiborne Parish who led Louisiana's "Massive Resistance" to desegregation during the last half of the 1950s...
of Summerfield in Claiborne Parish, who was an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in the 1959
Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1959-60
The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1959-60 was held in two rounds on December 5, 1959 and January 9, 1960. After an election which featured some of the most racially-charged campaign rhetoric in Louisiana political history, Jimmie Davis was elected to his second nonconsecutive term as...
Democratic primary. Rainach was defeated by Jimmie Davis
Jimmie Davis
James Houston Davis , better known as Jimmie Davis, was a noted singer of both sacred and popular songs who served two nonconsecutive terms as the 47th Governor of Louisiana...
, originally from Jackson Parish
Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Jackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. In 2010, its population was 16,274. The parish seat is Jonesboro...
, who secured his second nonconsecutive term as governor in that election cycle. After legislative boundaries were altered in 1967 by the federal judiciary, Moore was succeeded in the Senate by Charles Clem Barham
Charles C. Barham
Charles Clem "Charlie" Barham was an attorney in private practice for thirty-nine years in Ruston, Louisiana, and a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from District 35, nonconsecutively, from 1964 to 1972 and 1976 to 1988.He was the older son of Lieutenant Governor C.E...
(1934–2010), an attorney from Ruston
Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy caters to its college population...
in Lincoln Parish
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382...
and the son of former Lieutenant Governor C. E. "Cap" Barham. Charles Barham was first elected in the adjoining district to the east in 1964, and he and Moore were colleagues and friends though they often cast opposite votes in Senate roll calls.
In the Senate, Moore's desk was coincidentally located at the extreme right side of the chamber in line, he said, with his strongly held conservative political views. His colleague and seat mate was neighboring Senator Harold Montgomery
Harold Montgomery
A. Harold Montgomery, Sr. , was an agricultural businessman and a Louisiana state senator, who is remembered as an outspoken conservative within his state's dominant Democratic Party...
of Doyline
Doyline, Louisiana
Doyline is a village in southwestern Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area....
in Webster Parish. The two became friendly with freshman Senator Edwin Washington Edwards of Crowley
Crowley, Louisiana
Crowley is a city in and the parish seat of Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 14,225 at the 2000 census. The city is noted for its annual International Rice Festival. Crowley has the nickname of "Rice Capital of America", because at one time it was a major center for...
in Acadia Parish
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Acadia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Crowley. According to the 2010 census, the population of Acadia Parish is 61,773. The parish was founded from parts of St...
in south Louisiana, but within two years, Edwards had left the state Senate to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. Despite their friendship, Moore and Montgomery often cast their votes opposite that of Edwards, who was thereafter elected in 1972 to the first of his four nonconsecutive terms as governor.