J. Emile Verret

J. Emile Verret
41st Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
In office May 9, 1944 – May 11, 1948
Governor	Jimmie H. Davis
Preceded by	Marc M. Mouton
Succeeded by	William Joseph "Bill" Dodd
Iberia Parish school board member
In office 1912–1944
Personal details
Born	(1885-09-13)September 13, 1885 Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Died	February 9, 1965(1965-02-09) (aged 79)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	New Iberia, Louisiana
Alma mater	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Occupation	Businessman

J. Emile Verret (September 13, 1885 – February 9, 1965) was a Louisiana politician who served as lieutenant governor Louisiana from 1944 to 1948.

Born in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Verret received an undergraduate degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute) in 1905, and attended Soule Business College in New Orleans.[1]

In 1947, during his service as lieutenant governor, when Governor Jimmie Davis was out of state and a hurricane forced the evacuation of the capital, Verret signed a proclamation declaring his house in New Iberia to be the acting state capitol for the day.[2] The Daily Iberian republished this article fifty years later. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.[3]

Veret died on February 9, 1965, and is interred at St. Peter's cemetery, New Iberia, Louisiana.[3]

Notes

1. Guide officiel des Franco-Américains (1946), p. 364-65.
2. "New Iberia Serving As State Capital For the Day!", Daily Iberian (September 19, 1947), p. 1.
3. "J. Emile Verret Papers". University Libraries. September 15, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

References

• "J. Emile Verret", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 2 (1988), p. 810
• William J. "Bill" Dodd, Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics, Baton Rouge: Claitor's, 1991
• Lafayette Daily Advertiser, February 10, 1965

Party political offices
Preceded by Marc M. Mouton	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1944	Succeeded by Bill Dodd
Political offices
Preceded by Marc M. Mouton	Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1944–1948	Succeeded by William J. "Bill" Dodd