Our wonderful neighbors, Gene (Hugh Eugene) and Cheryl Long casually mentioned that they have family ties to Louisiana politics. They failed to mention the depth of the Long family legacy. We have had a fascinating time exploring the Long family political dynasty.
Huey P. Long served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. After Huey Longs’s death his brother Earl was elected lieutenant-governor in 1936, and governor in 1948 and 1956. Long's widow, Rose Long was appointed to replace him in the Senate, and his son Russell Long was a U.S. senator from 1948 to 1987. Earl K Long become governor of Louisiana and brotherJulius Long was a Winn Parish District Attorney, and brother George Long was elected to Congress in 1952. Hueys nephew Gillis Long and cousin Speedy Long both represented Louisiana in the U.S. Congress. Jimmy's younger brother Gerald Long holds the distinction of being the first US Congressman to be a registered Republican in the Long Family.
Baton Rouge is French for "Red Stick" . When exploring Louisiana more than three centuries ago, Sieur d'Iberville saw a cypress stick stained with blood along the Mississippi River bluff thus the cities name.
The Louisiana Capitol - built and styled very much like the Nebraska capitol building. A tower and the tallest state capitol. Completed in 1931, it has an Art Deco vibe. Gov. Huey Long had an apartment built for himself during construction on the 24th floor believing it would help his hay fever!
Senate
House
Observation deck 27th floor
The old State Capitol, nicknamed The Castle, built in 1884 is seriously beautiful. It is a political museum and also used for weddings and events.
Had the most amusing tour of the Old Governors Mansion. It was designed to look like the White House. They stopped using it because of the cost of installing air conditioning. It was decided that building a new mansion was cheaper. The tour guide showed is Huey P Long’s office and said Huey was an attorney though he never went to law school. But all you had to do was pass the bar exam to be an attorney in Louisiana. The guild told us that Huey passed the bar exam on his fist try sayings was either very smart or he cheated. I think he was a very smart man!
Governors office
Bright bathrooms!
Library
Gov’s bedroom
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