Friedman lost his bid for a sixth term in the 1971-1972 election cycle, having been eliminated as the third-place candidate in the primary. Former Representative Paul Foshee then defeated state Senator Willard L. Rambo of Georgetown in Grant Parish in the runoff election. Foshee then prevailed against [[Bob Reese]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]] opponent in the general election held on February 1, 1972. In 1975, Foshee was unseated by Donald Gene Kelly, a Natchitoches Democratic attorney and horse breeder, who held the seat until 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/EAHSenatorList1880ForwardJan2012.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref> | Friedman lost his bid for a sixth term in the 1971-1972 election cycle, having been eliminated as the third-place candidate in the primary. Former Representative Paul Foshee then defeated state Senator Willard L. Rambo of Georgetown in Grant Parish in the runoff election. Foshee then prevailed against [[Bob Reese]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]] opponent in the general election held on February 1, 1972. In 1975, Foshee was unseated by Donald Gene Kelly, a Natchitoches Democratic attorney and horse breeder, who held the seat until 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/EAHSenatorList1880ForwardJan2012.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-Present|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref> |