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==1971 gubernatorial race==
==1971 gubernatorial race==
In 1971, Speedy Long filed as a Democratic candidate for governor. He entered a huge field that included: Lieutenant Governor "Taddy" Aycock, 70-year-old former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]], fellow Congressman Edwin Washington Edwards of Crowley, two state senators, John G. Schwegmann, a supermarket mogul from Jefferson Parish, and [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a lawyer from Shreveport, and Speedy Long's competitive and more liberal cousin, Gillis Long. Speedy Long polled only 61,359 votes in that race.
In 1971, Speedy Long filed as a Democratic candidate for governor. He entered a huge field that included: Lieutenant Governor "Taddy" Aycock, 70-year-old former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]], fellow Congressman Edwin Washington Edwards of Crowley, two state senators, [[John Schwegmann]], a supermarket mogul from Jefferson Parish, and [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a lawyer from Shreveport, and Speedy Long's competitive and more liberal cousin, Gillis Long. Speedy Long polled only 61,359 votes in that race.
==LaSalle Parish District Attorney==
==LaSalle Parish District Attorney==