LORET, (Hon.) J. A., Assumption then St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller
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HON. J. A. LORET, PATTERSON.--Hon. J. A. Loret is a native of Louisiana, born
1861.  His paternal grandparents were of Norman French descent while his
maternal grandparents were natives of Virginia.  Mr. Loret's father, Captain
Loret, was a successful planter of the State.  During the late Civil War he
served as captain of the home militia.

Hon. J. A. Loret received a liberal education in Assumption parish, where he
spent his youthful days.  In 1880 he removed to Patterson, at which place he
has since engaged in business.  When quite young lie embarked in mercantile
pursuits, to which he has given his chief attention in business life.  His
business in Patterson is one of the leading of the place.  Mr. Loret has for
many years taken an active interest in political affairs, and in 1878 he was
elected representative in the lower house of the Legislature from St. Mary
parish, of which he is still a member.  As a member of the Legislature, Mr.
Loret has been noted for the firmness with which he adheres to his
convictions.  In the recent lottery issue, which so much agitated the people
of the State, he was one of the most unwavering opponents to a recharter.  Mr.
Loret is still a single man.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp.
371-372.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.