Bill grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attending elementary school at Jefferson Terrace and Westminster. He went on to graduate from Tara High School where he played basketball and football. Bill earned his undergraduate and medical school degrees at LSU. During his medical residency, he met his wife Laura while attending the same bible study. After their residencies, they moved back to Bill’s hometown. 

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Bill worked in Louisiana’s charity hospital system for over 25 years making sure the less fortunate in our state were able to receive quality health care. His wife Laura, served as chief of surgery at the LSU Health Sciences Center teaching hospital in Baton Rouge. Bill co-founded the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic, a clinic providing free dental and health care to working families without insurance, while Laura entered private practice and became the first female surgeon in Louisiana to specialize in breast cancer. She worked to progress breast conservation surgery and other treatment options for women.