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Speedy Long was elected in 1956 at the age of twenty-seven to the Louisiana Senate. In 1960, he was reelected to the now  District 32 seat, over the opposition of state Representative Willard Lloyd Rambo, Sr. (1917-1984) of Georgetown in Grant Parish north of Alexandria. Rambo had been Governor Earl Long's legislative floor leader and was married to a member of the Long family, the former Mary Alice Long (born August 1, 1928).

Speedy Long was elected in 1956 at the age of twenty-seven to the Louisiana Senate. In 1960, he was reelected to the now  District 32 seat, over the opposition of state Representative Willard Lloyd Rambo, Sr. (1917-1984) of Georgetown in Grant Parish north of Alexandria. Rambo had been Governor Earl Long's legislative floor leader and was married to a member of the Long family, the former Mary Alice Long (born August 1, 1928).

In 1963, Speedy Long did not seek a third term in the state Senate. He first planned to run for governor but instead contested the position of state insurance commissioner held by Rufus D. Hayes. Long ran on a Democratic intra-party ticket headed by his friend [[John J. McKeithen]], a Columbia lawyer and one of the then three state public service commissioners, who successful his party's gubernatorial nomination in a crowded field and then dispatched a determined [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger, [[Charlton Lyons]] of [[Shreveport]].

In 1963, Speedy Long did not seek a third term in the state Senate. He first planned to run for governor but instead contested the position of state insurance commissioner held by Rufus D. Hayes (1923-2002). Long ran on a Democratic intra-party ticket headed by his friend [[John J. McKeithen]], a Columbia lawyer and one of the then three state public service commissioners, who successful his party's gubernatorial nomination in a crowded field and then dispatched a determined [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger, [[Charlton Lyons]] of [[Shreveport]].

Also on the McKeithen ticket was former Mayor Ashton J. Mouton of [[Lafayette]],  who ran for lieutenant governor. Both Long and Mouton lost their races. Long was defeated by [[Dudley Guglielmo]] of Baton Rouge. Another candidate in the insurance commissioner race was State Representative [[Jack M. Dyer]] of Baton Rouge, a former [[Bill Dodd]] ally running on the deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr., intra-party ticket. Mouton lost out to conservative incumbent Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish.

Also on the McKeithen ticket was former Mayor Ashton J. Mouton of [[Lafayette]],  who ran for lieutenant governor. Both Long and Mouton lost their races. Long was defeated by [[Dudley Guglielmo]] of Baton Rouge. Another candidate in the insurance commissioner race was State Representative [[Jack M. Dyer]] of Baton Rouge, a former [[Bill Dodd]] ally running on the deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr., intra-party ticket. Mouton lost out to conservative incumbent Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish.