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In 1938, Dixon became city editor of ''The Morning Advocate,'' a position that she retained until 1942, when she became assistant managing editor for some seven years. In 1949, she was promoted to her final position of managing editor.<ref name=lahist/> In her last three years at ''The Advocate,'' Kenneth L. Dixon (1915-1986) (no relation) was the editor of the editorial page.
In 1938, Dixon became city editor of ''The Morning Advocate,'' a position that she retained until 1942, when she became assistant managing editor for some seven years. In 1949, she was promoted to her final position of managing editor.<ref name=lahist/> In her last three years at ''The Advocate,'' Kenneth L. Dixon (1915-1986) (no relation) was the editor of the editorial page.
In 1955, Dixon headed the Louisiana-[[Mississippi]] [[Associated Press]] Association. She was close to Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] and often advised him on press and political strategy, according to Long's former lieutenant governor, [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]]. In 1956 and 1964, she was a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]. The former met in [[Chicago]] to re-nominate former [[Illinois]] Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]], as the presidential candidate, with [[U.S. Senator]] [[Estes Kefauver]] of [[Tennessee]] as his running-mate. In 1964, the convention met in Atlantic City, [[New Jersey]], to nominate [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and U.S. Senator [[Hubert Humphrey]] of [[Minnesota]] for the presidency and vice presidency, respectively.<ref name=lahist/> Humphrey had Baton Rouge ties, having been a graduate student at Dixon's LSU. Dixon also served on the LSU Board of Supervisors from 1951 to 1960, on the initial appointment of Governor Long.
In 1955, Dixon headed the Louisiana-[[Mississippi]] [[Associated Press]] Association. She was close to Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]] and often advised him on press and political strategy, according to Long's former lieutenant governor, [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]]. In 1956 and 1964, she was a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]. The former met in [[Chicago]] to re-nominate former [[Illinois]] Governor [[Adlai Stevenson]], as the presidential candidate, with [[U.S. Senator]] [[Estes Kefauver]] of [[Tennessee]] as his running-mate. In 1964, the convention met in Atlantic City, [[New Jersey]], to nominate [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and U.S. Senator [[Hubert Humphrey]] of [[Minnesota]] for the presidency and vice presidency, respectively.<ref name=lahist/> Humphrey had Baton Rouge ties, having been a graduate student at Dixon's LSU. Dixon also served on the LSU Board of Supervisors from 1951 to 1960, on the initial appointment of Governor Long.