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'''Lorris May Wimberly, Sr.''' (March 4, 1898 — May 2, 1962), was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html|title=Index to Politicians: Wilson-allen to Winfrey|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from 1928 to 1940 and again from 1948 to 1956. A native and resident of Arcadia in Bienville parish in the northern portion of his state, Wimberly was the House Speaker from 1936 to 1940, 1950–1952, and from May 14 to July 10, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref>
'''Lorris May Wimberly, Sr.''' (March 4, 1898 — May 2, 1962), was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html|title=Index to Politicians: Wilson-allen to Winfrey|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from 1928 to 1940 and again from 1948 to 1956. A native and resident of Arcadia in Bienville parish in the northern portion of his state, Wimberly was the House Speaker from 1936 to 1940, 1950–1952, and from May 14 to July 10, 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref>
Wimberly was also the state highway department director during the 1940s and headed the Department of Public Works from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the powerful [[Huey Long|Long]] political faction which dominated the state during most of Wimberly's public career.
Wimberly was also the state highway department director during the 1940s and headed the Department of Public Works from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the powerful [[pro-Long]] political faction which dominated the state during most of Wimberly's public career.
==Background==
==Background==