Obituaries for JANUARY 1987, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.Submitted by: Chris TidwellSource: The Lafourche Daily CometLast modified: 28 Sept. 2009
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January 6, 1987

C.C. "Taddy" Aycock

Former Lieutenant governor dies

C.C. "Taddy" Aycock FRANKLIN - Former Louisiana Lt. Gov. C.C. "Taddy"
Aycock, one of the more popular men to serve in the No. 2 post this
century, died early today at Franklin Foundation hospital after a
lengthy illness, his son Larry said. He was 71.Aycock held the then
important post for more than a decade, leaving it after an unsuccessful
fun for governor in 1971.Prior to his election as lieutenant governor in
1960, Aycock served stints in both the state Senate and the House, and
served as House speaker for four years.Aycock had little trouble keeping
the No. 2 post in state government and political observers said he could
have held onto it if he had not decided to join 16 others trying for
governor.

He ran sixth in the 1971 race and turned over his office in early 1972
to Jimmy Fitzmorris, another popular lieutenant governor.Aycock and
Fitzmorris, aware of their popularity with the voters, found that they
couldn't broker their high profiles to get to the No. 1 spot.Fitzmorris
tried it in 1979 and ran third.During Aycock's tenure, the lieutenant
governor had a stronger role in government because he served as
president of the Senate and generally had strong control over the upper
chamber.The 1973 constitutional convention changed that, taking the
president's job from the post.Aycock retired from public service after
the 1971 election and, according to his son, was serving in an advisory
capacity with Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. at the time of his
death.The fiery Aycock, brought up in the old tradition of stump
speeches on courthouse steps, kept up with the times and used a
television blitz in the 1971 race.His strategy combined a George
Wallace-like diatribe against the federal government with Nixon and
Reagan-like praise for the silent majority.The only one in the race to
label himself a conservative, Aycock was overcome by the back-to-Earl
Long populism that was sweeping the state.That brand of populism, given
birth by Huey Long and continued by his brother, had been somewhat
smothered in the administrations of Jimmie Davis and John
McKeithen.Although a student of the Longs, McKeithen was more of a
moderate, according to political observers of time.Edwin Edwards felt
the new move and was able to combine black and labor support to win the
1971 race and begin his reign.A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled
for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Assumption in Franklin.
Visitation will be held today from 6-10 p.m. at Ibert Funeral Home and
on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until funeral time. Burial will be in the
Franklin Cemetery.Aycock is survived by his wife, Elaine Champagne
Aycock; three daughters, Mrs. Dirk Ory of Thibodaux, Mrs. Michael Aycock
Valls of New Iberia and Mrs. Gregory Fleniken of Lafayette; sons, Joseph
W. and Larry Thomas Aycock, both of Lafayette, and Dr. Kenneth J. Aycock
of Franklin; his stepmother, Amy Aycock; two sisters, Mrs. Joanne
Morrison of Houma and Mary Ida Dupuis of Opelousas; and 13
grandchildren.