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- Louisiana Governors: Rulers, Rascals, and Reformers
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University Press of Mississippi
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Walter Greaves Cowan and Jack B. McGuire, veteran authorities on the Louisiana political scene, trace the history of the state's leaders from the French and Spanish colonial eras to the present day. Using a variety of sources, including personal interviews with the recent governors, they describe unforgettable personalities. Such early figures as Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville set the tone for later colonial governors. They had their troubles, fending off protesting Indians and other French and Spanish leaders vying for power. Following the Louisiana Purchase, American politics took control. The Whigs, Know Nothings, Republicans, and Democrats have all waxed and waned through times of slavery, secession, suffrage, and segregation. The early twentieth century saw the rise of Huey P. Long, who established himself as a virtual dictator. An assassin's bullet ended Long's life in 1935, but his followers managed to hold on to the governorship until 1940. In 1948 his brother, Earl Long, brought the family back into power. Over the years, two governors were impeached but were not removed from office, and two governors were jailed in federal prison. The experiences, decisions, and conflicts of Louisiana governors have reflected and influenced the history of the state, often in dramatic and fascinating ways. In forty years of journalism, Walter Greaves Cowan was reporter and editor of the New Orleans States-Item and also vice-president of the Times-Picayune Publishing Corporation. He coauthored New Orleans Yesterday and Today and Louisiana Yesterday and Today. Jack B. McGuire, public relations director for the city of New Orleans from 1964 to 1970, is vice president of Union Savings and Loan Association. He is the author of Uncle Earl Deserved Better.
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. iii-v
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- Sieur de Sauvole: 1699–1700
- pp. 8-9
- Etienne de Perier: 1727–1733
- pp. 25-28
- Charles Philippe Aubry: 1765–1766
- pp. 35-36
- Luis Unzaga y Amerzaga: 1769–1777
- pp. 42-43
- Bernardo de Galvez: 1777–1782
- pp. 44-45
- Esteban Rodriguez Miro: 1782–1791
- pp. 46-47
- Manuel Gayoso de Lemos: 1797–1799
- pp. 50-51
- Jacques Philippe Villere: 1816–1820
- pp. 63-65
- Thomas Bolling Robertson: 1820–1824
- pp. 66-67
- Five Governors: 1824–1831
- pp. 68-69
- Edward Douglass White: 1835–1839
- pp. 73-74
- Alexandre Mouton: 1843–1846
- pp. 75-76
- Isaac Johnson: 1846–1850
- pp. 77-78
- Joseph Marshall Walker: 1850–1853
- pp. 79-80
- Paul Octave Hebert: 1853–1856
- pp. 81-82
- Robert C. Wickliffe: 1856–1860
- pp. 83-84
- Thomas O. Moore: 1860–1864
- pp. 85-87
- George F. Shepley: 1862–1864
- pp. 88-89
- Michael Hahn: 1864–1865
- pp. 90-92
- Henry Watkins Allen: 1864–1865
- pp. 93-95
- James Madison Wells: 1865–1867
- pp. 96-98
- Benjamin Franklin Flanders: 1867–1868
- pp. 99-100
- Joshua Baker: 1868
- p. 101
- Henry Clay Warmoth: 1868–1872
- pp. 102-106
- P. B. S. Pinchback: 1872–1873
- pp. 107-109
- John McEnery: 1873
- pp. 110-113
- William Pitt Kellogg: 1873–1876
- pp. 114-118
- Francis R. T. Nicholls: 1877–1880; 1888–1892
- pp. 119-122
- Murphy J. Foster: 1892–1900
- pp. 126-128
- William Wright Heard: 1900–1904
- pp. 129-131
- Newton Crain Blanchard: 1904–1908
- pp. 132-135
- Jared Y. Sanders: 1908–1912
- pp. 136-141
- Luther E. Hall: 1912–1916
- pp. 142-145
- Ruffin G. Pleasant: 1916–1920
- pp. 146-148
- John M. Parker: 1920–1924
- pp. 149-157
- Henry L. Fuqua: 1924–1926
- pp. 158-160
- Oramel H. Simpson: 1926–1928
- pp. 161-165
- Huey P. Long: 1928–1932
- pp. 166-179
- Alvin O. King: 1932
- pp. 180-182
- Oscar K. Allen: 1932–1936
- pp. 183-187
- James A. Noe: 1936
- pp. 188-193
- Richard W. Leche: 1936–1939
- pp. 194-200
- Sam Houston Jones: 1940–1944
- pp. 220-224
- Jimmie H. Davis: 1944–1948; 1960–1964
- pp. 225-233
- Robert F. Kennon: 1952–1956
- pp. 234-242
- John J. McKeithen: 1964–1972
- pp. 243-247
- David Treen: 1980–1984
- pp. 254-258
- Buddy Roemer: 1988–1992
- pp. 259-269
- Murphy J. “Mike” Foster Jr.: 1996–2004
- pp. 270-277
- Kathleen Babineaux Blanco: 2004–2008
- pp. 278-284
- Bobby Jindal: 2008–
- pp. 285-296
Additional Information
ISBN
9781604733204
Related ISBN(s)
9781934110904
MARC Record
OCLC
798298201
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No