What is Murphy J. Foster Jr.?
{{Infobox Governor |image= GovFoster1.JPG |caption=Governor Mike Foster at a meeting |order=53rd |office= Governor of Louisiana |term_start= January 8, 1996 |term_end= January 12, 2004 |lieutenant= [[Kathleen Blanco]] |predecessor= [[Edwin Edwards]] |successor= [[Kathleen Blanco]] |state_senate2=Louisiana |district2=21st |predecessor2=[[Anthony Guarisco, Jr.]] |successor2=[[John Siracusa]] |term_start2=1988 |term_end2=1996 |birth_name=Murphy James Foster, III |birth_date= {{birth date|1930|07|11}} |birth_place= [[Franklin, Louisiana|Franklin]], [[Louisiana]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2020|10|4|1930|7|11}} |death_place=Franklin, Louisiana, U.S. |spouse=Alice C. Foster |parents=Murphy J. and Olive Roberts Foster |relations=[[Murphy J. Foster, Sr.]] (paternal grandfather)<br> [[Robert Roberts, Jr.]] (maternal grandfather)<br> Captain [[Alfred Goodwill]] (maternal great-grandfather)<br> [[Jasper Goodwill]] (cousin) |profession=Rancher; businessman |party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (before 1995) <br> [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (since 1995) |alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br> [[Southern University Law School]] |residence=Franklin, Louisiana |branch=[[United States Air Force]] |battles=[[Korean War]] }} '''Murphy James Foster, Jr.''', known as '''Mike Foster''' (July 11, 1930 &ndash; October 4, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He served as the [[List of Governors of Louisiana|53rd]] [[Governor of Louisiana]]. He served from January 1996 until January 2004. Foster is a businessman, landowner, and sportsman in [[Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana|St. Mary Parish]]. Foster died in [[Franklin, Louisiana]] on October 4, 2020 at the age of 90.<ref>[https://www.wafb.com/2020/10/04/former-louisiana-gov-mike-foster-dies/ Former Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster dies at 90]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/410/Default.aspx State of Louisiana – Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2008