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- ↑ Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc (1968). Citizen's Guide to the 1968 Louisiana Legislature . Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ↑ Hearings. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1962. p. 297. Retrieved Jun 22, 2024.
- ↑ Kurtz, Michael L. (September 9, 1998). Louisiana Since the Longs: 1960 to Century's End. Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana. ISBN 9781887366267 – via Google Books.
