J. C. Gilbert

J. C. Gilbert
J. C. Gilbert
	Gilbert in 1967
Member of the Louisiana State Senate
	In office; 1960–1972
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
	In office; 1972–1976
Personal details
Born	Jess Carr Gilbert; March 6, 1922; Wisner, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	November 21, 2014 (aged 92); Sicily Island, Louisiana, U.S.
Party	Democratic; Republican
Alma mater	University of Louisiana at Monroe

Jess Carr Gilbert (March 6, 1922 – November 21, 2014) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party and Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1960 to 1972 and in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1976.^[1]^[2]

Life and career

Gilbert was born in Wisner, Louisiana, the son of Jess Gilbert and Fannie Adams. He attended and graduated from Wisner High School and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. After graduating, he briefly attended Louisiana State University, before enlisting in the United States Army during World War II, which after his discharge, he worked as a farmer, and served as a member of Catahoula Parish Police Jury from 1956 to 1960.^[3]

Gilbert served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1960 to 1972.^[1] After his service in the Senate, he then served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1976.^[2]

Gilbert died on November 21, 2014, at his home in Sicily Island, Louisiana, at the age of 92.^[4]

In 2015, the Louisiana State Senate passed a bill and renamed the Sicily Island Hills State Wildlife Management Area as the J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area.^[5]

1 2 McEnany, Arthur (January 2008). "Membership in the Louisiana Senate: 1880 - Present" (PDF). Louisiana State Senate. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2026 – via Wayback Machine.
1 2 "Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2012" (PDF). David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2026 – via Wayback Machine.
↑ "In Memoriams: J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert". The Town Talk. November 24, 2014. p. A5. Retrieved June 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "J.C. Gilbert Obituary (1922-2014)". The Advocate. November 22, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2026 – via Legacy.com.
↑ "Sicily Island Hills WMA renamed for J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert". KNOE-TV. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2026 – via Wayback Machine.