Huey Long Dynasty Shapes Louisiana Two-Party Politics
Baton Rouge report on Huey P Long’s legacy and the enduring power struggle between Long and anti Long factions. The piece notes Huey’s towering Capitol presence and his brother Earl Long, confined in a Texas clinic after violent outbursts, as a central figure in a political dynasty marked by impeachment scandals and reform waves.
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Huey” 'P. Long
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Texas
Huey
Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana State Capitol
Huey P. Long
Kingfish
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Ear K. Long
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Huey Long’s Rise and Fall as Louisiana Dictator and Senator
An obituary style profile chronicles Huey P. Long from rural Winn Parish to governor, and later U S senator. It describes his rise with roads textbooks and discounted rates, his impeachment and dictatorship with National Guard support, clash with Roosevelt over wealth sharing, and his ultimate assassination. It notes successors’ graft and indictments of Leche and Smith.
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Huey
Railway Commission
Standard Oil Co
National Guard
Louisiana
Huey the Dynamiter
U.S. Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Richard Leche
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Leche
Federal
Smith
State Penitentiary
LSU
Probation Given Ex Union Officer in Embezzlement Case
JANESVILLE AP A former union officer named Robert Falkenstein, 30, was placed on three years probation for embezzling 668 dollars from the Carpenters and Joiners Union where he served as financial secretary. The court ordered restitution and court costs and required the first 60 days of nonworking time in jail.
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Ralph Gunn
Robert Falkenstein
Falkenstein
Carpenters and Joiners Union
Gunn
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