He attended Notre Dame Catholic High School in Crowley and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

The remainder of the ballots was split between then State Treasurer John Neely Kennedy and the African-American then-state senator Arthur Morrell, both Democrats.

John's seat in the House fell into Republican hands, as Charles Boustany won the 7th district with 55 percent of the vote against Democrat Willie Landry Mount.

Since August 2007, he has made his home in Lafayette, where he is chief lobbyist for the United States Oil and Gas Association.

[citation needed] In 2009, John was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.