One of the most hectic years in Louisiana's political history was highlighted by the incarceration of Governor Earl K. Long in two mental hospitals in as many months.

Constitutionally barred from succeeding himself as Governor, Long chose instead to run for Lieutenant Governor on a ticket headed by former Governor James A. Noe. In the December 5 Democratic primary, Long came in third, behind New Orleans Mayor de Lesseps S. Morrison and former Governor Jimmie H. Davis; Morrison and Davis were to face each other in a runoff in 1960. The Republican nomination went to Francis C. Grevemberg.

de Lesseps Morrison thanks some of his supporters after the Democratic primary

SEE ALSO
In the Year 1959
Earl K. Long

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