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[[Mayor]] [[Chep Morrison]] of New Orleans formally endorsed Lafargue in the primary against Long as did Morrison's erstwhile ally, Robert Kennon. Morrison's backing of Lafargue was intended to satisfy his good government]base and the anti-Long Crescent City Democratic Organization that Morrison had founded as an alternative to former Mayor [[Robert Maestri]]'s pro-Long "[[Regular Democratic Organization, or "|Old Regulars." Yet Morrison's move was a smokescreen, for he had struck a deal with his intraparty rival, Governor Earl Long, that he would not actively oppose Russell Long for a full term in the Senate if Earl Long would agree to the restoration of home rule for New Orleans. The city was at the time was virtually being governed by the state from Baton Rouge. Morrison endorsed Lafargue but privately urged many of his followers to support Russell Long, whom he expected to win the election anyway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowla.org/entry/1397/|title=Chep Morrison (1912-1964)|publisher=knowla.org|accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=peopleskurtz>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TSQhjOpYTo4C&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=Fred+Preaus&source=bl&ots=-Ta2y1S6XC&sig=XsonC_F46o4HPxuHzlB2H5eYo8Q&hl=en&ei=DBKETKfAB4OClAes1PCNDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Preaus&f=false|author=Michael L. Kurtz and [[Morgan D. Peoples]]|title=The Saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana Politics|publisher=[[Louisiana State University]] Press|location=[[Baton Rouge]]|date=1990|isbn=0-8071-1577-0|accessdate=February 13, 2015}}</ref>

[[Mayor]] [[Chep Morrison]] of New Orleans formally endorsed Lafargue in the primary against Long as did Morrison's erstwhile ally, Robert Kennon. Morrison's backing of Lafargue was intended to satisfy his good government]base and the anti-Long Crescent City Democratic Organization that Morrison had founded as an alternative to former Mayor [[Robert Maestri]]'s pro-Long "[[Regular Democratic Organization, or "|Old Regulars." Yet Morrison's move was a smokescreen, for he had struck a deal with his intraparty rival, Governor Earl Long, that he would not actively oppose Russell Long for a full term in the Senate if Earl Long would agree to the restoration of home rule for New Orleans. The city was at the time was virtually being governed by the state from Baton Rouge. Morrison endorsed Lafargue but privately urged many of his followers to support Russell Long, whom he expected to win the election anyway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowla.org/entry/1397/|title=Chep Morrison (1912-1964)|publisher=knowla.org|accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=peopleskurtz>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TSQhjOpYTo4C&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=Fred+Preaus&source=bl&ots=-Ta2y1S6XC&sig=XsonC_F46o4HPxuHzlB2H5eYo8Q&hl=en&ei=DBKETKfAB4OClAes1PCNDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Preaus&f=false|author=Michael L. Kurtz and [[Morgan D. Peoples]]|title=The Saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana Politics|publisher=[[Louisiana State University]] Press|location=[[Baton Rouge]]|date=1990|isbn=0-8071-1577-0|accessdate=February 13, 2015}}</ref>

Glen Jeansonne described Lafargue as "an obscure United States attorney with no statewide organization whose chief asset seemed to be that he was a French-speaking Cajun [[Protestant]] who resided in Shreveport, which presumably was calculated to appeal to both South Louisiana Cajuns North Louisiana "rednecks."<ref name=gjeansonne>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2ZXz67oSdAC&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=Fred+Preaus+of+Louisiana&source=bl&ots=tz5RBP6ehp&sig=u5RjIrwMQKNoYdfysgdMDKv-eOs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JjLgVKO2M4mjgwT_lILwAQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Preaus%20of%20Louisiana&f=false|title=Leander Perez: Boss of the Delta|author=Glen Jeansonne|date=1995|edition=2|publisher=University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette|page=149|isbn=157806-917-3|accessdate=February 16, 2015}}</ref>  

Glen Jeansonne described Lafargue as "an obscure United States attorney with no statewide organization whose chief asset seemed to be that he was a French-speaking Cajun [[Protestant]] who resided in Shreveport, which presumably was calculated to appeal to both South Louisiana Cajuns North Louisiana "rednecks."<ref name=gjeansonne>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2ZXz67oSdAC&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=Fred+Preaus+of+Louisiana&source=bl&ots=tz5RBP6ehp&sig=u5RjIrwMQKNoYdfysgdMDKv-eOs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JjLgVKO2M4mjgwT_lILwAQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=Fred%20Preaus%20of%20Louisiana&f=false|title=Leander Perez: Boss of the Delta|author=Glen Jeansonne|date=1995|edition=2|publisher=University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]]|page=149|isbn=157806-917-3|accessdate=February 16, 2015}}</ref>  

When he spoke in [[rural]] Marthaville in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]], where his great-grandfather had once taught school, Lafargue accused Senator Long of having broken campaign promises from just two years earlier. Specifically, Lafargue claimed that Long failed to work to lower federal income tax rates and to obtain funds to widen U.S. Highway 71 between Shreveport and New Orleans and U.S. Highway 80 from Shreveport to [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Lafargue said that some blacktopping had been undertaken on Highway 71 but no improvements then to Highway 80: "So we have high taxes out of Russell's pledges to work for lower taxes.... We have blacktopping of concrete roads out of his pledges to make them into four-lane highways."<ref name=mns/> Lafargue claimed that the movement of state welfare funds proposed by the Earl Long administration was for "political highway bribes in behalf of Russell Long now and for Long candidates in state elections later.... Most of the people who are supporting Russell are getting something out of it. They've either got their hands in the pot or their heads in the trough."<ref name=mns>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/84373710/|title=Lafargue Says Long Promises Broken|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|date=June 30, 1950|page=2|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>

When he spoke in [[rural]] Marthaville in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]], where his great-grandfather had once taught school, Lafargue accused Senator Long of having broken campaign promises from just two years earlier. Specifically, Lafargue claimed that Long failed to work to lower federal income tax rates and to obtain funds to widen U.S. Highway 71 between Shreveport and New Orleans and U.S. Highway 80 from Shreveport to [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Lafargue said that some blacktopping had been undertaken on Highway 71 but no improvements then to Highway 80: "So we have high taxes out of Russell's pledges to work for lower taxes.... We have blacktopping of concrete roads out of his pledges to make them into four-lane highways."<ref name=mns/> Lafargue claimed that the movement of state welfare funds proposed by the Earl Long administration was for "political highway bribes in behalf of Russell Long now and for Long candidates in state elections later.... Most of the people who are supporting Russell are getting something out of it. They've either got their hands in the pot or their heads in the trough."<ref name=mns>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/84373710/|title=Lafargue Says Long Promises Broken|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|date=June 30, 1950|page=2|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>