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|term_start2=1949​

|term_start2=1949​

|term_end2=January 1979​

|term_end2=January 1979​

|succeeded2=Tommy Jess Adkins​

|succeeded2=Tommy Jess Adkins​

|birth_date= 1910​

|birth_date= 1910​

==Background==

==Background==

 

Madden was born to Thomas Wade Madden (1874-1938) and the former Virgie Braswell (1883-1964)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66355322|title=Ragan Dupree Madden|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref> in Simsboro in western Lincoln Parish but spent his working life in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], the parish seat of government. He graduated from[Simsboro High School, [[Louisiana State University]], and in 1933 the LSU Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He graduated a year before another aspiring Louisiana politician,  [[Mayor]] [[Chep Morrison]]  of [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oTxrbmJTNAUC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Ragan+Madden&source=bl&ots=0GHhKkIRXN&sig=pjvQCwExtjyWukv9zujiLaA6nik&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rKnuVOTJOLSHsQSuzYLwCg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=Ragan%20Madden&f=false|title=LSU Law: The Louisiana State University Law School from 1906 to 1977|date=2004|author=W. Lee Hargrave|page=111|publisher=[[Louisiana State University]] Press|location=[[Baton Rouge]]|isbn=0-8071-2914-3|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> Admitted to the practice of law in 1934, he was active in the bar association at all levels and was a partner with state Representative [[L. D. "Buddy" Napper]].<ref name=maddentorun/> Early in his career, Madden was allied with the [[Huey Long|Long]] faction of Louisiana politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=death+of+a+salesman&p=3&item=T88:0096|title=Huey Long (TV)|publisher=William S. Paley Center|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref>​

Madden was born to Thomas Wade Madden (1874-1938) and the former Virgie Braswell (1883-1964)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66355322|title=Ragan Dupree Madden|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref> in Simsboro in western Lincoln Parish but spent his working life in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], the parish seat of government. He graduated from[Simsboro High School, [[Louisiana State University]], and in 1933 the LSU Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He graduated a year before another aspiring Louisiana politician,  [[Mayor]] [[Chep Morrison]]  of [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oTxrbmJTNAUC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Ragan+Madden&source=bl&ots=0GHhKkIRXN&sig=pjvQCwExtjyWukv9zujiLaA6nik&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rKnuVOTJOLSHsQSuzYLwCg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=Ragan%20Madden&f=false|title=LSU Law: The Louisiana State University Law School from 1906 to 1977|date=2004|author=W. Lee Hargrave|page=111|publisher=[[Louisiana State University]] Press|location=[[Baton Rouge]]|isbn=0-8071-2914-3|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> Admitted to the practice of law in 1934, he was active in the bar association at all levels and was a partner with state Representative [[L. D. "Buddy" Napper]].<ref name=maddentorun/> Early in his career, Madden was allied with the [[Huey Long|Long]] faction of Louisiana politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=death+of+a+salesman&p=3&item=T88:0096|title=Huey Long (TV)|publisher=William S. Paley Center|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref>​

==Career==

==Career==

In January 1944, as a state legislator, Madden enlisted in the [[United States Army]] for [[World War II]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwii-army.mooseroots.com/d/d/Ragan-Madden|title=Ragan Madden World War II Records|publisher=army.mooseroots.com|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref> In 1956, DA Madden in his second term announced his candidacy in the [[primary]] election for Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat held by his fellow Democrat Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=maddentorun>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2367392/|title=Madden to run for Congress|publisher=''The Ruston Daily Leader''|date=May 17, 1956|page=9|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> Passman, however, held the seat from 1947 to 1977, when he was defeated in a primary by Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby, who then beat back the strong challenge waged by [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Frank Spooner]] of Monroe. ​

In January 1944, as a state legislator, Madden enlisted in the [[United States Army]] for [[World War II]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwii-army.mooseroots.com/d/d/Ragan-Madden|title=Ragan Madden World War II Records|publisher=army.mooseroots.com|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref> In 1956, DA Madden in his second term announced his candidacy in the [[primary]] election for Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat held by his fellow Democrat Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=maddentorun>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2367392/|title=Madden to run for Congress|publisher=''The Ruston Daily Leader''|date=May 17, 1956|page=9|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> Passman, however, held the seat from 1947 to 1977, when he was defeated in a primary by Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby, who then beat back the strong challenge waged by [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Frank Spooner]] of Monroe.

 

In 1968, Madden handled the negligent homicide case against former [[Major League Baseball]] player  Pinky Higgins, who played for three teams and was the manager of the [[Boston Red Sox]] from 1955 to 1965. Higgins pleaded guilty to causing an accident  in Simsboro, Louisiana, while he was intoxicated. George W. Killen (1903-1968),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Killen&GSfn=George+&GSmn=W&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=66895859&df=all&|title=George W. Killen|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> a part of a Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development road crew, was killed as a result, and several other men were injured. Higgins was sentenced to four of the maximum five years in the sentencing guidelines. He was sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in West Feliciana Parish in early January 1969 to begin his sentence. "I know that he has a very enviable record. It's just one of those tragic cases," Madden said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19690116&id=_INPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TAUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375,2387191|title=Former Sox Manager to Start Prison Term|publisher=''Ocala Star-Banner''|location=Ocala, [[Florida]]|date=January 16, 1969|page=1|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> Higgins was [[parole]]d after serving only two months of the sentence and died of a heart attack the following day in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], at the age of fifty-nine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pinky Higgins Dies, All-Time Baseball Star|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0CZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nAANAAAAIBAJ&pg=3132,2846859|accessdate=June 24, 2020|publisher=''The Morning Record''|date=March 22, 1969}}</ref>​

In 1968, Madden handled the negligent homicide case against former [[Major League Baseball]] player  Pinky Higgins, who played for three teams and was the manager of the [[Boston Red Sox]] from 1955 to 1965. Higgins pleaded guilty to causing an accident  in Simsboro, Louisiana, while he was intoxicated. George W. Killen (1903-1968),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Killen&GSfn=George+&GSmn=W&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=66895859&df=all&|title=George W. Killen|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> a part of a Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development road crew, was killed as a result, and several other men were injured. Higgins was sentenced to four of the maximum five years in the sentencing guidelines. He was sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in West Feliciana Parish in early January 1969 to begin his sentence. "I know that he has a very enviable record. It's just one of those tragic cases," Madden said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19690116&id=_INPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TAUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375,2387191|title=Former Sox Manager to Start Prison Term|publisher=''Ocala Star-Banner''|location=Ocala, [[Florida]]|date=January 16, 1969|page=1|accessdate=June 24, 2020}}</ref> Higgins was [[parole]]d after serving only two months of the sentence and died of a heart attack the following day in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], at the age of fifty-nine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pinky Higgins Dies, All-Time Baseball Star|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0CZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nAANAAAAIBAJ&pg=3132,2846859|accessdate=June 24, 2020|publisher=''The Morning Record''|date=March 22, 1969}}</ref>

 

After he had left the DA's office, Madden opened his personal lands, mainly in Lincoln Parish, to hunters and sportsmen in all seasons so long as they complied with legal regulations. After the harvest of timber, Madden, a conservationist, said that he would make certain that food-producing hardwood trees remain for the use of birds and other wildlife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.com/Louisiana-Conservationist-Volume-36-2/624190/15|title=Throughout Louisiana, "No Hunting" and "No Trespassing" signs have signaled deteriorating hunter-landowner relations ...|date=1984|publisher=''Louisiana Conservationist''|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref>​

After he had left the DA's office, Madden opened his personal lands, mainly in Lincoln Parish, to hunters and sportsmen in all seasons so long as they complied with legal regulations. After the harvest of timber, Madden, a conservationist, said that he would make certain that food-producing hardwood trees remain for the use of birds and other wildlife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.com/Louisiana-Conservationist-Volume-36-2/624190/15|title=Throughout Louisiana, "No Hunting" and "No Trespassing" signs have signaled deteriorating hunter-landowner relations ...|date=1984|publisher=''Louisiana Conservationist''|accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref>​