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In October 1964, Cawthorn was appointed to head the [[Lyndon Johnson|Johnson]]-[[Hubert Humphrey|Humphrey]] campaign for DeSoto Parish.<ref name=obit/> However, the parish voted 75.9 percent for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater]]-Miller slate. Goldwater was only the second Republican since 1876 to carry the Louisiana [[electoral vote]].<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' November 4, 1964, p. 1.</ref> Cawthorn also sat on the steering committee of the Johnson campaign for Louisiana's 4th congressional district,<ref name=obit/> in which [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]], a Democrat from Bossier Parish, was unopposed for his second full term in office.​

In October 1964, Cawthorn was appointed to head the [[Lyndon Johnson|Johnson]]-[[Hubert Humphrey|Humphrey]] campaign for DeSoto Parish.<ref name=obit/> However, the parish voted 75.9 percent for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater]]-Miller slate. Goldwater was only the second Republican since 1876 to carry the Louisiana [[electoral vote]].<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' November 4, 1964, p. 1.</ref> Cawthorn also sat on the steering committee of the Johnson campaign for Louisiana's 4th congressional district,<ref name=obit/> in which [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]], a Democrat from Bossier Parish, was unopposed for his second full term in office.​

In a suit heard in 1966 seeking to reclaim $160,000 to the estate of her late husband, [[Blanche Long]], the widow of former Governor Earl Long, indicated that on or about August 20, 1960, Cawthorn delivered $6,000 in cash in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish to Long. Some two weeks later, Long died after victory in a campaign against fellow Democrat Harold Barnett McSween (1926-2002) for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leagle.com/decision/19661054186So2d868_1926.xml/LONG%20v.%20MATTHEWS|title=Long v. Matthews|date=1966|publisher=leagle.com|accessdate=June 16, 2020}}</ref>​

In a suit heard in 1966 seeking to reclaim $160,000 to the estate of her late husband, [[Blanche Long]], the widow of former Governor Earl Long, indicated that on or about August 20, 1960, Cawthorn delivered $6,000 in cash in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish to Long. Some two weeks later, Long died after victory in a campaign against fellow Democrat Harold Barnett McSween (1926-2002) for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leagle.com/decision/19661054186So2d868_1926.xml/LONG%20v.%20MATTHEWS|title=Blanche Revere Long v. Frank Matthews|date=1966|publisher=leagle.com|accessdate=June 16, 2020}}</ref>​

Cawthorn was later reinstated to the practice of law. He owned the Melody Ranch at Mansfield and operated Mammoth Finance Company in [[Shreveport]]. He was also a [[petroleum]] investor.<ref name=obit/>​

Cawthorn was later reinstated to the practice of law. He owned the Melody Ranch at Mansfield and operated Mammoth Finance Company in [[Shreveport]]. He was also a [[petroleum]] investor.<ref name=obit/>​