Presidential tyranny is now governing America with the acquiescence and indeed compliance of many of its citizens ...
Nearly a century after his death, the Kingfish is making a comeback. Fans of the late Louisiana politician Huey P. Long can be found across the partisan divide, with populist conservatives and ...
His new book, American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana, is an original, well-written, and ambitious examination of the “Kingfish’s” legacy. Patterson felt that academic perceptions were in ...
Louisiana’s Huey Long built his remarkable career as governor and U.S. Senator on a platform of social reform and justice, all the while employing graft and corruption to get what he wanted.
One of the biggest “sacred cows” in Louisiana is undoubtedly our state’s flagship university: Louisiana State University. For ...
Days passed and Louisianans waited —waited for their Governor Huey P. Long to deny ... Democratic National Committeeman from Louisiana. The charges which Governor Long was challenged to deny ...
When Huey Long was an emerging backwoods politician, he acquired a secretary and a favorite in petite, 16-year-old Alice Lee Grosjean. Now 33 and an apparently permanent fixture on Louisiana’s ...
Louisiana’s Huey Long was as close to a dictator as any American governor has ever been. (Library of Congress) The chief justice “has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” President ...
The Red Beans and Rice Festival celebrated Louisiana culture with food, music, and local vendors. Discover what made it ...