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==President of two colleges==

==President of two colleges==

In 1944, after he lost a statewide race to John E. Coxe, T. H. Harris' successor as Louisiana superintendent of education,<ref>"Davis Ticket Scores Political Win Defeating Old Regular Candidates," ''Minden Herald,'' March 3, 1944, p. 1.</ref> Frazar was named the McNeese State University president in[Lake Charle.

In 1944, after he lost a statewide race to [[John E. Coxe]], T. H. Harris' successor as Louisiana superintendent of education,<ref>"Davis Ticket Scores Political Win Defeating Old Regular Candidates," ''Minden Herald,'' March 3, 1944, p. 1.</ref> Frazar was named the McNeese State University president in[Lake Charle.

Technically, he was the first president of the institution because his three predecessors were known as "deans," not presidents. Under his leadership, many new buildings and programs were established on the campus of what had originally been Lake Charles Junior College, which had opened its doors in 1939.​

Technically, he was the first president of the institution because his three predecessors were known as "deans," not presidents. Under his leadership, many new buildings and programs were established on the campus of what had originally been Lake Charles Junior College, which had opened its doors in 1939.​

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Frazar left McNeese when he was elected lieutenant governor. He unseated incumbent fellow Democrat Charles Emmett "Cap" Barham (1904-1972) of Ruston in the party primary, 327,679 votes (44.9 percent) to 195,616 (26.8 percent). Frazar won the position without a majority because at the time Louisiana did not require Democratic runoff primaries if there was also no contested primary election for governor at the same time. Because Earl Long had won his nomination outright in the gubernatorial primary, Long's ticket-mate Frazar avoided a second race.  

Frazar left McNeese when he was elected lieutenant governor. He unseated incumbent fellow Democrat Charles Emmett "Cap" Barham (1904-1972) of Ruston in the party primary, 327,679 votes (44.9 percent) to 195,616 (26.8 percent). Frazar won the position without a majority because at the time Louisiana did not require Democratic runoff primaries if there was also no contested primary election for governor at the same time. Because Earl Long had won his nomination outright in the gubernatorial primary, Long's ticket-mate Frazar avoided a second race.  

Another lieutenant governor candidate was A. Brown Moore, a 1934 [[Tulane University]] Law School graduate who had fought under [[General]] [[George S. Patton]] in [[World War II]], was a member of the [[New Orleans City Council]], and carried the endorsement of the third-place gubernatorial candidate, [[Fred Preaus]] of Farmerville in Union Parish.<ref>Numan V. Bartley and Hugh D. Graham, ''Southern Elections: County and Precinct Data, 1950–1972'' (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1978), p. 122.</ref> Frazar then overwhelmed his [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent, Harry R. Hill, in the [[general election]] held in the spring of 1956. Hill was the only candidate offered by the state GOP in the statewide races that year. Months later, [[U.S. President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] became the first Republican candidate to win Louisiana' then ten [[electoral vote]]s since [[Reconstruction]].​

Another lieutenant governor candidate was A. Brown Moore, a 1934 [[Tulane University]] Law School graduate who had fought under [[General]] [[George S. Patton]] in [[World War II]], was a member of the New Orleans City Council, and carried the endorsement of the third-place gubernatorial candidate, [[Fred Preaus]] of Farmerville in Union Parish.<ref>Numan V. Bartley and Hugh D. Graham, ''Southern Elections: County and Precinct Data, 1950–1972'' (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1978), p. 122.</ref> Frazar then overwhelmed his [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent, Harry R. Hill, in the [[general election]] held in the spring of 1956. Hill was the only candidate offered by the state GOP in the statewide races that year. Months later, [[U.S. President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] became the first Republican candidate to win Louisiana' then ten [[electoral vote]]s since [[Reconstruction]].​

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Frazar came to McNeese with three years experience as the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then Southwestern Institute.​

Frazar came to McNeese with three years experience as the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then Southwestern Institute.​

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==Earl Long loyalist==

==Earl Long loyalist==

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