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Howell and Thisba Hutson Morgan  

Howell and Thisba Hutson Morgan  

|alma_mater= [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center

|alma_mater= [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center

|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for Caddo Parish

|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator<br> for Caddo Parish

|term_start=1932

|term_start=1932

|term_end=1934

|term_end=1934

Morgan was elected as a Democrat in 1928 to the Louisiana House of Representatives for Caddo Parish. In the same election, Long was chosen governor. Morgan soon found himself at odds with the self-designated "Kingfish" of Louisiana politics.

Morgan was elected as a Democrat in 1928 to the Louisiana House of Representatives for Caddo Parish. In the same election, Long was chosen governor. Morgan soon found himself at odds with the self-designated "Kingfish" of Louisiana politics.

The attempt to impeach Long touched off fistfights on the state House floor. Anti-Long elements were horrified when Long seized power and spent state funds in questionable ways. For Morgan, Long's plan to impose a nickel per barrel tax on oil refined in Louisiana was the breaking point. A legislative group known as the "Dynamite Squad," whose members were from old aristocratic families and friendly with the Old Regulars faction in New Orleans, drafted nineteen allegations against Long.<ref name=findagrave/>

The attempt to impeach Long touched off fistfights on the state House floor. Anti-Long elements were horrified when Long seized power and spent state funds in questionable ways. For Morgan, Long's plan to impose a nickel per barrel tax on oil refined in Louisiana was the breaking point. A legislative group known as the "Dynamite Squad," whose members were from old aristocratic families and friendly with the Old Regulars faction in New Orleans, drafted nineteen allegations against Long.<ref name=findagrave/>

Among other infractions, Long was accused of attempting to arrange the murder of state Representative Jared Young Sanders, Jr. (1892-1960) , the son of a former governor, Jared Sanders, Sr. (1869-1944), whom Long grappled with earlier in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans; bribing lawmakers to get bills approved; carrying concealed weapons; demolishing the previous governor's mansion without proper authorization, and; attending a drunken party in which a  stripper entertained.

Among other infractions, Long was accused of attempting to arrange the murder of state Representative Jared Young Sanders, Jr. (1892-1960) , the son of a former governor, Jared Sanders, Sr. (1869-1944), whom Long grappled with earlier in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans; bribing lawmakers to get bills approved; carrying concealed weapons; demolishing the previous governor's mansion without proper authorization, and; attending a drunken party in which a  stripper entertained.