Joe Henry Cooper (May 8, 1918 - August 10, 1980) was a businessman in Mansfield, the seat of DeSoto Parish in northwestwen Louisiana, who served five consecutive terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1980, having at various times represented DeSoto, Red River, Sabine, and Caddo parishes. Cooper authored the Louisiana code of ethics and pushed for managerial controls on state government.
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