| − | '''James Monroe Smith, Sr.''' (October 9, 1888 – June 6, 1949), was during the 1930s the president of [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]. He was imprisoned for [[forgery]], [[embezzlement]], [[mail fraud]], and income tax evasion<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-s/|title=Smith, James Monroe|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' publication of the Louisiana Historical Association)|accessdate=December 27, 2019}}</ref> in what is known as the Louisiana Hayride of 1939. | + | '''James Monroe Smith, Sr.''' (October 9, 1888 – June 6, 1949), was during the 1930s the president of [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]. He was imprisoned for [[forgery]], [[embezzlement]], [[mail fraud]], and income tax evasion<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-s/|title=Smith, James Monroe|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography,'' publication of the Louisiana Historical Association)|accessdate=December 27, 2019}}</ref> in what is known as the Louisiana Hayride of 1939. |