BAROUSSE, HOMER, state senator of Louisiana, was born Sept. 25, 1850 in Church Point, La. He was educated in the public and private schools of his native state. He is a successful merchant and planter of Church Point. La.; and he has always been prominently identified with the business and public affairs of that city. He is president of the Commercial bank of Church Point, La.; has been vice-president of the Sunset Cotton Oil Mills of Sunset, La.; president of the Church Point Gin Company; and is also an extensive land owner in Acadia and St. Landry parishes. La. He is a member of the Louisiana state senate for the fourteenth district for the term of 1904-08; and resides in Church Point, La.

[Source: Herringshaw's American Statesman and Public Official Yearbook: 1907-1908; By Thomas William Herringshaw; Publ. 1909; Transcribed by Andrea Stawski Pack.]submitted by GT Transcription Team and Therman Kellar