Chester Coco

Chester John Coco (February 15, 1915 – October 1, 2001) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. He served in the Louisiana Senate.

Biography
Coco was born on February 15, 1915, in Alexandria, Louisiana. He went to school in Marksville, Louisiana. Coco attended Louisiana State University, where he studied law. He passed the state bar in 1937.

He was a democratic state senator for Louisiana, from 1944 to 1952. In 1952, he campaigned for election as Louisiana Attorney General. Coco was a co-founder of the Avoyelles Broadcasting Company, serving Avoyelles Parish. He died on October 1, 2001, in a nursing home in Mansura, Louisiana.