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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October
16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane
crash (age 58 years, 244
days); apparently the wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jack Bascom Brooks (b. 1922) —
also known as Jack B. Brooks —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., December
18, 1922.
Son of Edward Chachere Brooks and Grace (Pipes) Brooks.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1953-95 (2nd District 1953-67, 9th
District 1967-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961) —
also known as Overton Brooks —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born near Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
21, 1897.
Son of Claude M. Brooks and Penelope (Overton) Brooks.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1937-61; died in
office 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
16, 1961 (age 63 years, 269
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Lawrence William Cramer (1897-1978) —
also known as Lawrence W. Cramer —
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
26, 1897.
Son of Carl J. Cramer and Emma E. (Steuber) Cramer.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; Lieutenant
Governor of Virgin Islands, 1931-35; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1935-40; major in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Chi Psi;
American Legion.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., October
18, 1978 (age 80 years, 296
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Joseph Davis DeBlieux (b. 1912) —
also known as J. D. DeBlieux —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Columbia, Caldwell
Parish, La., September
12, 1912.
Son of Honore Louis DeBlieux, Sr. and Ozet (Perot) DeBlieux.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1956-60, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Amvets; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Buford DeBlieux (1933-2010) —
also known as Bobby DeBlieux —
of Natchitoches, Natchitoches
Parish, La.
Born in Natchitoches, Natchitoches
Parish, La., January
26, 1933.
Son of Jefferson Davis DeBlieux (1904-1984) and Marie Dell (Roubieu)
DeBlieux (1907-2002).
Democrat. Hardware
business; historian;
author;
mayor
of Natchitoches, La., 1976-80; Louisiana State Historic
Preservation Officer, 1980-88.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Our Lady of the Lake Medical
Center, Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., January
31, 2010 (age 77 years, 5
days).
Interment at American
Cemetery, Natchitoches, La.
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Woodrow Wilson Dumas (b. 1916) —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., December
9, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; mayor
of Baton Rouge, La., 1964-.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers.
Still living as of 1967.
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Edwin Washington Edwards (b. 1927) —
also known as Edwin Edwards; "Fast
Eddie" —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., August 7,
1927.
Son of Clarence W. Edwards and Agnes (Brouillette) Edwards.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate 35th District, 1964-65; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1965-72; Governor of
Louisiana, 1972-80, 1984-88, 1992-96; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Lions.
Charged
in federal court in 1985 with racketeering involving hospital
licenses; his first trial ended in hung jury; acquitted in second
trial. Convicted
in federal court in 2000 on seventeen counts of fraud and
racketeering over a scheme to extort
money from applicants for casino licenses; sentenced
in 2001 to ten years in federal prison
and fined
$250,000.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joachim Octave Fernandez (1896-1978) —
also known as Joachim O. Fernandez —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August
14, 1896.
Son of Octave Gonzales Fernandez and Mary (Benson) Fernandez.
Democrat. Delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1924-28; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1928-30; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1931-41; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Legion.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August 8,
1978 (age 81 years, 359
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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M. J. Foster (b. 1930) —
also known as Mike Foster —
of Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., July 11,
1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of Louisiana
state senate; elected 1986; Governor of
Louisiana, 1996-; Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 2000.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Farm
Bureau; American Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jack Paul Faustin Gremillion (1914-2001) —
also known as Jack P. F. Gremillion —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La., June 15,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Louisiana
state attorney general, 1956-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans.
While opposing New Orleans school desegregation in federal court in
1960, walked out of the courtroom, calling the court a "den of
iniquity"; convicted
of contempt
of court; sentence
was suspended. Indicted
in 1969 for fraud and
conspiracy over his dealings with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan and
Thrift Corp.; tried in
1971 and acquitted. Convicted
later that year on federal perjury
charges in a related case; sentenced
to three years in prison;
served 15 months. Pardoned
in 1976 by Gov. Edwin
Edwards.
Died in Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical
Center, Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., March 2,
2001 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Greenoaks
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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Henry Dominique Larcade, Jr. (1890-1966) —
also known as Henry D. Larcade, Jr. —
of Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., July 12,
1890.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state senate, 1928-32; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1936-40; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1943-53.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Woodmen;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died March 15,
1966 (age 75 years, 246
days).
Interment at St.
Landry Cemetery, Opelousas, La.
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Gillis William Long (1923-1985) —
also known as Gillis W. Long —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Winnfield, Winn
Parish, La., May 4,
1923.
Son of Floyd H. Long and Birdie (Shumake) Long.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1963-65, 1973-85;
died in office 1985; candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1963; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
20, 1985 (age 61 years, 261
days).
Interment at Alexandria
National Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) —
also known as Russell B. Long; Huey Pierce Long
III —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., November
3, 1918.
Son of Rose
McConnell Long and Huey
Pierce Long.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1952,
1960.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Lions; Elks; Order of the
Coif; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 9,
2003 (age 84 years, 187
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
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Speedy Oteria Long (b. 1928) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Tullos, La Salle
Parish, La., June 16,
1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member
of Louisiana
state senate, 1956-64; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1965-73.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1998.
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Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr. (1894-1973) —
also known as Charlton H. Lyons, Sr. —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Abbeville, Vermilion
Parish, La., September
3, 1894.
Son of Ernest John Lyons and Joyce Bentley (Havard) Lyons.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961; candidate for
Governor
of Louisiana, 1964; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1964-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1964
(delegation chair); Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died August 8,
1973 (age 78 years, 339
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Charles Edgar McKenzie (1896-1956) —
also known as Charles E. McKenzie —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born in Pelican, DeSoto
Parish, La., October
3, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940,
1952
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1943-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died June 7,
1956 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Cecil Morgan (1898-1999) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Nebraska, August
20, 1898.
Son of Howell
Morgan and Thisba Ann (Hutson) Morgan.
Lawyer;
member of Louisiana state legislature, 1927-34; leader of a group of
state legislators who impeached Gov. Huey P.
Long in 1929; counsel and executive for Standard Oil Company;
dean,
Tulane University Law School, 1963-68.
Member, American Legion.
He was the last surviving legislator to have served in the old
Louisiana state capitol.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., June 14,
1999 (age 100 years,
298 days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La.
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William Brooks Oliver (b. 1895) —
also known as Brooks Oliver —
of Bastrop, Morehouse
Parish, La.
Born in Douglassville, Cass
County, Tex., August
31, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1940-50.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) —
also known as Otto E. Passman —
of Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.
Born near Franklinton, Washington
Parish, La., June 27,
1900.
Son of Ed Passman and Pheriby (Carrier) Passman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture
business; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Charged
in 1978 with accepting
$200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what became
known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
also charged
with tax
evasion; tried and
found not guilty.
Died in Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La., August
13, 1988 (age 88 years, 47
days).
Interment at Mulhearn
Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Willard Lloyd Rambo (1917-1984) —
also known as W. L. Rambo —
of Georgetown, Grant
Parish, La.
Born in Georgetown, Grant
Parish, La., March 22,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; oilfield
drilling contractor; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1952-60; defeated, 1968, 1976;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1964-68.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital
at Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
28, 1984 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown, La.
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Victor Hugo Schiro (b. 1904) —
also known as Victor H. Schiro —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 28,
1904.
Son of Andrew E. Schiro and Mary (Pizatti) Schiro.
Insurance
business; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1961, 1961-70.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Optimist
Club.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Victor
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Gary Eugene Taylor (b. 1953) —
also known as Gene Taylor —
of Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
17, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1984-89; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1989-2003 (5th District
1989-2003, 4th District 2003); defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Theo Ashton Thompson (1916-1965) —
also known as T. A. Thompson —
of Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La.
Born in Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La., March 31,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1953-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion.
Killed in an automobile
accident on I-85 near Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., July 1,
1965 (age 49 years, 92
days).
Interment at Evangeline
Memorial Park Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
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Joe David Waggonner, Jr. (1918-2007) —
also known as Joe Waggonner, Jr. —
of Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born near Plain Dealing, Bossier
Parish, La., September
7, 1918.
Son of Joe David Waggonner and Elizzibeth (Johnston) Waggonner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; wholesale petroleum
products distribution business; member, Louisiana state board of
education, 1960-61; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961-79.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions; Kappa
Sigma.
Arrested
in Washington, D.C., 1976, for soliciting
a policewoman posing as a prostitute.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., October
7, 2007 (age 89 years, 30
days).
Interment at Plain
Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, La.
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Arthur M. Wallace (b. 1895) —
of Benton, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in Heflin, Webster
Parish, La., March 3,
1895.
Son of W. E. Wallace and Lilla B. (Barron) Wallace.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940;
District Attorney, 26th District, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Volney Voss Whittington (1893-1974) —
also known as V. V. Whittington —
of Benton, Bossier
Parish, La.
Born in Ivan, Bossier
Parish, La., September
26, 1893.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker;
member of Louisiana
state senate, 1928-32.
Baptist.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in 1974
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Haughton, La.
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