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'''Jesse Dale Thorn''', usually known as '''Dale Thorn''' or as '''J. Dale Thorn''' (October 7, 1942 &ndash; May 8, 2014), was a [[journalist]] and [[professor]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was the first press secretary to [[Edwin Edwards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/obituaries/article_b22754d4-db73-11e3-ac47-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Obituary of Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen''|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> a [[U.S. Representative]] and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as [[governor]] for four nonconsecutive terms.

'''Jesse Dale Thorn''', usually known as '''Dale Thorn''' or as '''J. Dale Thorn''' (October 7, 1942 &ndash; May 8, 2014), was a [[journalist]] and [[professor]] at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who was the first press secretary to [[Edwin Edwards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/obituaries/article_b22754d4-db73-11e3-ac47-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Obituary of Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen''|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref> a [[U.S. Representative]] and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as [[governor]] for four nonconsecutive terms.