| Lane Anderson Carson | |||||||||
| Office: | Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||||||
| Term Start: | 2008 | ||||||||
| Term End: | 2013 | ||||||||
| Preceded: | Hunt Downer | ||||||||
| Succeeded: | David LaCerte (interim) | ||||||||
| Office2: | Louisiana State Representative for District 99 (Orleans Parish) | ||||||||
| Term Start2: | 1976 | ||||||||
| Term End2: | 1983 | ||||||||
| Preceded2: | Orleans Parish districts not numbered until 1976 | ||||||||
| Succeeded2: | Garey Forster | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 21 August 1947 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Orleans Parish Louisiana, USA | ||||||||
| Residence: | Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Spouse: | Laura Carson | ||||||||
| Children: | Christopher Carson Rebecca C. Parks | ||||||||
| Party: | Republican (1977- current,Democratic Party USA (before 1977) | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Louisiana State University Tulane University Law School | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Attorney | ||||||||
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Lane Anderson Carson (born August 21, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is a licensed building contractor, real estate broker, and attorney in private practice who resides in Covington, the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish.[1]
Carson was 1st Platoon Leader, A Company, 1/11 Infantry, 5th Mech Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. He was wounded in operation Dewey Canyon II (Lam Son 719), discharged and returned home. He received the Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge.