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In 1971, Carleton published his ''Politics and Punishment: The History of the Louisiana State Penal System'' (1971), with emphasis on the large prison farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in East Feliciana Parish]], bordered on three sides by the [[Mississippi River]]. Carleton reports that nearly "overnight" in Louisiana and several other southern prisons, the inmate population became predominantly [[African-American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJp7dKVIl2UC&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=Rollo+C.+Lawrence&source=bl&ots=hQAvyuLGI-&sig=JnN17KqcyZ4zPse8mQnvzEr6WuE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFQQ6AEwDmoVChMI0qvV4pLvxgIVA_eACh0QHgDr#v=onepage&q=Rollo%20C.%20Lawrence&f=false|title=Politics and Punishment: The History of the Louisiana State Penal System|author=Mark T. Carleton|publisher=[[Louisiana State University]] Press|location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana|date=1971|isbn=0-8071-0940-1|accessdate=April 11, 2020}}</ref> The prison was populated at first mostly by young men from farming backgrounds. Carleton claims that agriculture became key to southern prisons in the era after the [[American Civil War]]. Convict labor and farm work became "synonymous terms in the public and political mind."<ref>''Plantation Days at Angola: Major James and the Origins of Modern Corrections in Louisiana,'' burkfoster.com., November 1993; material no longer on-line.</ref>

In 1971, Carleton published his ''Politics and Punishment: The History of the Louisiana State Penal System'' (1971), with emphasis on the large prison farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in East Feliciana Parish]], bordered on three sides by the [[Mississippi River]]. Carleton reports that nearly "overnight" in Louisiana and several other southern prisons, the inmate population became predominantly [[African-American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJp7dKVIl2UC&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=Rollo+C.+Lawrence&source=bl&ots=hQAvyuLGI-&sig=JnN17KqcyZ4zPse8mQnvzEr6WuE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFQQ6AEwDmoVChMI0qvV4pLvxgIVA_eACh0QHgDr#v=onepage&q=Rollo%20C.%20Lawrence&f=false|title=Politics and Punishment: The History of the Louisiana State Penal System|author=Mark T. Carleton|publisher=[[Louisiana State University]] Press|location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana|date=1971|isbn=0-8071-0940-1|accessdate=April 11, 2020}}</ref> The prison was populated at first mostly by young men from farming backgrounds. Carleton claims that agriculture became key to southern prisons in the era after the [[American Civil War]]. Convict labor and farm work became "synonymous terms in the public and political mind."<ref>''Plantation Days at Angola: Major James and the Origins of Modern Corrections in Louisiana,'' burkfoster.com., November 1993; material no longer on-line.</ref>

In 1975, Carleton co-edited with [[sociologist]] [[Perry H. Howard]] and Joseph B. Parker the anthology entitled ''Readings in Louisiana Politics''. His contribution includes a study of the three failed [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaigns in 1956, 1960, and 1964 of [[Mayor]] deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison (1912-1964) of [[New Orleans]].<ref name=carleton/>

In 1975, Carleton co-edited with [[sociologist]] [[Perry H. Howard]] and Joseph B. Parker the anthology entitled ''Readings in Louisiana Politics''. His contribution includes a study of the three failed [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaigns in 1956, 1960, and 1964 of [[Mayor]] [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison]] of [[New Orleans]].<ref name=carleton/>

In 1989, Carleton lauded the start of the [[Buddy Roemer]] gubernatorial administration from 1988 to 1992. He claimed that Roemer, who failed to gain reelection in 1991, had changed the mind-set of the state so that the citizens would understand that henceforth they had to foot their own tax bills, rather than depend on business, particularly petroleum interests, to  carry the burden. He also hailed Roemer's early attempt to manage the state budget.<ref>"Historian grades governor highly," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' March 31, 1989, p. 1.</ref>​

In 1989, Carleton lauded the start of the [[Buddy Roemer]] gubernatorial administration from 1988 to 1992. He claimed that Roemer, who failed to gain reelection in 1991, had changed the mind-set of the state so that the citizens would understand that henceforth they had to foot their own tax bills, rather than depend on business, particularly petroleum interests, to  carry the burden. He also hailed Roemer's early attempt to manage the state budget.<ref>"Historian grades governor highly," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' March 31, 1989, p. 1.</ref>​