I'm named after Earl K(emp) Long (8/26/1895 – 9/5/1960), three time Louisiana governor (1939 – 1940, 1948 – 1952, and 1956 – 1960) and governor at the time UNO was first established in 1956. I wasn't opened until 1964, though, 4 years after my namesake died. Long was one of nine children born in north central Louisiana. He was an attorney and served as Lieutenant Governor before being elected Governor for the first time. Earl K. Long was a colorful politician and at one time was committed to undergo psychiatric care. He had heart problems through his later life and died of a heart attack after being admitted to the hospital for food poisoning.
To check out more about my namesake, you can look at these sources!
~Skiffington, Frances W. Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans. Louisiana Libraries. Spring 2000: 5-6.
~Earl K. Long Dies of Heart Attack in Louisiana at 65. New York Times. 9/6/1960.
~Dodd, William J. Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics. F376.3.L67 D64 1991
~Peoples, Morgan D. and Michael Kurtz. Earl K. Long: The ~Saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana Politics. F376.3.L67 K87 1990
~McGuire, Jack B. Uncle Earl Deserved Better. F376.3.L67 M36 1995
(read less) I'm named after Earl K(emp) Long (8/26/1895 – 9/5/1960), three time Louisiana governor (1939 – 1940, 1948 – 1952, and 1956 – 1960) and governor at the time UNO was first established in 1956. I wasn't opened until 1964, though, 4 years after my namesake died. Long was one of nine children born in north central Louisiana. He was an attorney and served as Lieutenant Governor before being elected Governor for the first time. Earl K. Long was a colorful politician and at one time was committed...
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