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- 1 2 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 12, 2024– via Wayback Machine.
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