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==Political life==

==Political life==

In 1939, Morrison helped in the organization of the People’s League of Independent Voters, New Orleans. He represented District 12 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1940 to 1946,  when he resigned to become mayor, having unseated the [[Huey Long|pro-Long]] Robert Sidney Maestri (1899-1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Orleans Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 14, 2020}}</ref> He was aligned with the [[Earl Long|anti-Long]] political faction. He served in the [[United States Army]] while officially a state legislator and rose to the rank of first, a colonel. He was a recipient of the [[Bronze Star]], served in [[England]], [[France]], [[Belgium]], and [[Germany]]. In 1944, he won legislative reelection in absentia while in the Army.<ref name=lahist/>

In 1939, Morrison helped in the organization of the People’s League of Independent Voters, New Orleans. He represented District 12 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1940 to 1946,  when he resigned to become mayor, having unseated the [[pro-Long]] Robert Sidney Maestri (1899-1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Orleans Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 14, 2020}}</ref> He was aligned with the [[Earl Long|anti-Long]] political faction. He served in the [[United States Army]] while officially a state legislator and rose to the rank of first, a colonel. He was a recipient of the [[Bronze Star]], served in [[England]], [[France]], [[Belgium]], and [[Germany]]. In 1944, he won legislative reelection in absentia while in the Army.<ref name=lahist/>

After the war, Morrison remained in the U. S. Army Reserve and attained the rank of major general. He founded the  Crescent City Democratic Association which push him to victory in the 1946 mayoral election. The Crescent City organization sparred with the Long-backed "Old Regulars." Morrison pushed for street construction, improved drainage, creation of city recreation department, a modern civic center complex, completed in 1957 and named for later Mayor Ernest Nathan "Dutch" Morial (1929-1989), the first of New Orleans' string of [[African-American]] mayors. he encouragement of new trade and industry, establishment of municipal office of international relations, implementation of home rule charter that created the current mayor-council form of government and enactment of a comprehensive zoning ordinance. On his watch, Morrison also had police scandals, the spoils system, inadequate planning, and weak leadership during the 1959-1960 public school [[Segregation|desegregation]] crisis.<ref name=lahist/>

After the war, Morrison remained in the U. S. Army Reserve and attained the rank of major general. He founded the  Crescent City Democratic Association which push him to victory in the 1946 mayoral election. The Crescent City organization sparred with the Long-backed "Old Regulars." Morrison pushed for street construction, improved drainage, creation of city recreation department, a modern civic center complex, completed in 1957 and named for later Mayor Ernest Nathan "Dutch" Morial (1929-1989), the first of New Orleans' string of [[African-American]] mayors. he encouragement of new trade and industry, establishment of municipal office of international relations, implementation of home rule charter that created the current mayor-council form of government and enactment of a comprehensive zoning ordinance. On his watch, Morrison also had police scandals, the spoils system, inadequate planning, and weak leadership during the 1959-1960 public school [[Segregation|desegregation]] crisis.<ref name=lahist/>