John B. Fournet papers, 1844, 1927-1970.

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John B. Fournet papers, 1844, 1927-1970.

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Personal and professional papers pertain to Fournet's careers as schoolteacher and principal in St. Martin, Jefferson Davis and Pointe Coupee Parishes, La., 1913-1917; practicing attorney in St. Martin, East Baton Rouge and Jefferson Davis Parishes, La., 1925-1930; state representative from Jefferson Davis Parish and Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives,1928-1935; Lieutenant Governor, 1932-1935; and as Associate and Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Papers include materials that reflect Fournet's association with Huey P. Long, state and national political figures, legal organizations, and educational institutions within Louisiana. Included are correspondence, research materials on the life and career of Edward Douglass White, political campaign materials, and judicial opinions, decisions and citations. Photographs, scrapbooks and motion picture film also illustrate aspects of Fournet's career.

70 linear ft.8 v.16 reels.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935

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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...

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Fournet, John B.

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John B. Fournet was a Louisiana attorney, politician and Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1949-1970). From the description of John B. Fournet papers, 1844, 1927-1970. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262693116 ...

White, Edward-Douglass, 1845-1921

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Edward Douglass White, politician and jurist, served as U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1891-1894), as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1894-1910) and as Chief Justice (1910-1921.) From the description of Letters, 1892, 1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235181289 A native of Thibodeauxville, La., and the son of former Louisiana governor Edward Douglass White, Sr., White served as a Louisiana state senator and a U.S. senator until President G...