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- ↑ McEnany, Arthur (January 2008). "Membership in the Louisiana Senate: 1880 - Present" (PDF). Louisiana State Senate . Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2024– via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Braddock's Federal-State-local Government Directory, Braddock Publications, 1988
- ↑ Seibert, Joy Hart (1987). The Secretary of State: The Office and Duties. Council of State Governments. p. 2. ISBN 9780872929517 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "James "Jim" Brown". Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame . Retrieved May 18, 2024.
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