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Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU with Robert Mann

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

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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.

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