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- ↑ Stuart Omer Landry; Hodding Carter (1962). Louisiana Almanac. Pelican Publishing House.
- ↑ "Report - Louisiana. Department of State - Google Books". 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Clements, John (1981). "Taylor's Encyclopedia of Government Officials, Federal and State".
- ↑ http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]