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- ↑ "House Membership: Historical Listing" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ "Volume Information". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 28 (4): 440–458. 1987. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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