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Leon Friedman (1886-1948), a native of Natchez, Louisiana, and probably the uncle of Sylvan Friedman, served in the Louisiana House from Natchitoches Parish from 1932 to 1940.<ref name=lahouse/>

Leon Friedman (1886-1948), a native of Natchez, Louisiana, and probably the uncle of Sylvan Friedman, served in the Louisiana House from Natchitoches Parish from 1932 to 1940.<ref name=lahouse/>

Sylvan Friedman was not the first or second Jewish legislator from Natchitoches Parish. Much earlier, Leopold Caspari (1830-1915), who in 1884 pushed successfully for the creation of Northwestern State University, also served in both houses of the legislature, nonconsecutively between 1884 and 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-c/|title=Caspari, Leopold|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association:  ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref> Prior to Friedman's death, [[Arnold Jack Rosenthal]], a Jewish lawyer and businessman in Alexandria, with maternal roots in Natchitoches, served as his city's last finance and utilities commissioner.

Sylvan Friedman was not the first or second Jewish legislator from Natchitoches Parish. Much earlier, [[Leopold Caspari]], who in 1884 pushed successfully for the creation of Northwestern State University, also served in both houses of the legislature, non-consecutively between 1884 and 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-c/|title=Caspari, Leopold|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association:  ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' (lahistory.org)|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref> Prior to Friedman's death, [[Arnold Jack Rosenthal]], a Jewish lawyer and businessman in Alexandria, with maternal roots in Natchitoches, served as his city's last finance and utilities commissioner.

   

   

In 2006, Friedman was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. Two years later, another District 31 state senator, [[Don Kelly]], who served from 1976 to 1996, was named to this same Hall of Fame. As was customary for the organization, [[cartoon]]ist [[Pap Dean]], prepared a caricature of the late Natchitoches lawmaker.<ref name=lapol/>

In 2006, Friedman was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield. Two years later, another District 31 state senator, [[Don Kelly]], who served from 1976 to 1996, was named to this same Hall of Fame. As was customary for the organization, [[cartoon]]ist [[Pap Dean]], prepared a caricature of the late Natchitoches lawmaker.<ref name=lapol/>