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Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU with Robert Mann

February 12, 2025 • Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

Huey Long, Louisiana's notorious Depression-era governor and rumored presidential challenger to FDR, doesn't get enough recognition for his role in the expansion of LSU's campus throughout the 1930s. Listen as Bob Mann recounts Long's legacy at Kingfish U.

Robert Mann. 2023. Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU. Louisiana State University Press.
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