Early Years, Education, Occupation
Fulco was born in tiny Paincourtville in Assumption Parish in south Louisiana, to Rosario Fulco and the former Concetta Russo, both natives of Cefalu, Italy. He was the twelfth of thirteen children. The Fulcos moved to Shreveport in 1909. Frank was educated in the Shreveport public schools and graduated from C.E. Byrd High School in 1928. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, where he was a member of the boxing team. In 1934, Fulco married the former Josie Tritico (1914–2001) of Lake Charles, the seat of Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana. The marriage lasted until Fulco's death.
Fulco was a co-founder of Standard Printing Company and was active after 1929 in the Shreveport business community. He published community newspapers throughout the state, including the Broadmoor News, which served his own Shreveport neighborhood.Fulco resided at 148 Pennsylvania Street in Broadmoor.
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