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In 1936, Morrison began a legal partnership with his half-brother Jacob Haight Morrison, IV, and [[Hale Boggs]], later the long-term [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Boggs' wife and successor in the House, Corinne Claiborne "Lindy" Boggs (1916-2013), was a cousin of Chep Morrison.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Morrison, DeLesseps Story|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Politics'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses the sources for its article on Mayor Morrison: Edward F. Haas, ''DeLesseps S. Morrison and the Image of Reform: New Orleans Politics, 1946-1961'' (1974); Edward Haas, “DeLesseps S. Morrison and the Governorship: A Reassessment,” ''Louisiana Studies,'' XV (1976); Michael L. Kurtz, “deLesseps S. Morrison: Political Reformer,” ''Louisiana History,'' XVII (1976), and Joseph B. Parker, ''The Morrison Era: Reform Politics in New Orleans'' (1974).</ref>
In 1936, Morrison began a legal partnership with his half-brother Jacob Haight Morrison, IV, and [[Hale Boggs]], later the long-term [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Boggs' wife and successor in the House, Corinne Claiborne "Lindy" Boggs (1916-2013), was a cousin of Chep Morrison.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Morrison, DeLesseps Story|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Politics'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses the sources for its article on Mayor Morrison: Edward F. Haas, ''DeLesseps S. Morrison and the Image of Reform: New Orleans Politics, 1946-1961'' (1974); Edward Haas, “DeLesseps S. Morrison and the Governorship: A Reassessment,” ''Louisiana Studies,'' XV (1976); Michael L. Kurtz, “deLesseps S. Morrison: Political Reformer,” ''Louisiana History,'' XVII (1976), and Joseph B. Parker, ''The Morrison Era: Reform Politics in New Orleans'' (1974).</ref>
On October 3, 1942, the 30-year-old Morrison married Corinne Adele Waterman (1921-1959) of New Orleans. She died a few months before he launched his 1959 gubernatorial campaign. The couple had three children: deLesseps Story “Toni” Morrison , Jr. (1944-1996), who like his father died at the age of fifty-two, Corinne Ann Morrison (born 1947) and John Randolph "Randy" Waterman Morrison (1956-1964)<ref name=lahist
==Political life==
==Political life==