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After his service as lieutenant governor, Coleman resumed the practice of law in Minden but later returned permanently to Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/> He and Cora had three other sons, Lewis Hughes Lindsey (1922–2000), James Hall Lindsey (born 1925), and David Lindsey (born 1928). David Lindsey, like his brother Douglas earlier, graduated second in his class at Minden High School in 1945 class.<ref>Minden High School Valedictorians and Salutatorians," Mindenmemories.net; no longer on-line.</ref>
After his service as lieutenant governor, Coleman resumed the practice of law in Minden but later returned permanently to Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/> He and Cora had three other sons, Lewis Hughes Lindsey (1922–2000), James Hall Lindsey (born 1925), and David Lindsey (born 1928). David Lindsey, like his brother Douglas earlier, graduated second in his class at Minden High School in 1945 class.<ref>Minden High School Valedictorians and Salutatorians," Mindenmemories.net; no longer on-line.</ref>
In 1950, Lindsey, a member of the East Baton Rouge Bar Association, became a judge for the 19th Judicial District, Division D, a position that he held for the remainder of his life. He was known for banning the [[NAACP]] from operating in the state of Louisiana under a 1924 law originally designed to ban the Ku Klux Klan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19560425-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|title=Louisiana outlaws NAACP under old Ku Klux Klan Ban|publisher=''The Stanford Daily''|date=April 25, 1956}}</ref> He served as presiding judge from 1960 to 1968. Lindsey was active in the Knights Templar and the Masonic lodge and its related component, the Shriners.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey wrote at least three scholarly works, including ''The Courts of Louisiana.''<ref>"Senator Lindsey Writes Textbook," ''Webster Review,'' April 4, 1938, p. 1.</ref>
In 1950, Lindsey, a member of the East Baton Rouge Bar Association, became a judge for the 19th Judicial District, Division D, a position that he held for the remainder of his life. He was known for banning the [[NAACP]] from operating in the state of Louisiana under a 1924 law originally designed to ban the Ku Klux Klan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19560425-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|title=Louisiana outlaws NAACP under old Ku Klux Klan Ban|publisher=''The Stanford Daily''|date=April 25, 1956|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref> He served as presiding judge from 1960 to 1968. Lindsey was active in the Knights Templar and the Masonic lodge and its related component, the Shriners.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey wrote at least three scholarly works, including ''The Courts of Louisiana.''<ref>"Senator Lindsey Writes Textbook," ''Webster Review,'' April 4, 1938, p. 1.</ref>
Lindsey was a [[Southern Baptist]] lay speaker and deacon.<ref>"Attorney to speak to local church group," ''Minden Herald,'' February 14, 1947, p. 1.</ref> He is entombed at Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/>
Lindsey was a [[Southern Baptist]] lay speaker and deacon.<ref>"Attorney to speak to local church group," ''Minden Herald,'' February 14, 1947, p. 1.</ref> He is entombed at Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/>