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In the-late summer of 1959, Long actually considered resigning as governor, a move which would have made Frazar the Louisiana chief executive for some seven months. Under the scenario, Long would then run for governor himself in the December 1959 Democratic primary and thereby avoid Louisiana's ban (at the time) on governors succeeding themselves.​

In the-late summer of 1959, Long actually considered resigning as governor, a move which would have made Frazar the Louisiana chief executive for some seven months. Under the scenario, Long would then run for governor himself in the December 1959 Democratic primary and thereby avoid Louisiana's ban (at the time) on governors succeeding themselves.​

Frazar did not seek a second term as lieutenant governor in the 1959 Democratic primary. Instead Long ran to succeed Frazar as lieutenant governor, but he fell far short of primary victory. Long ran on an intra-party "ticket" with former Governor [James Albert Noe, Sr. with whom Long had once quarreled in public.

Frazar did not seek a second term as lieutenant governor in the 1959 Democratic primary. Instead Long ran to succeed Frazar as lieutenant governor, but he fell far short of primary victory. Long ran on an intra-party "ticket" with former Governor ames Albert Noe, Sr. (1890-1976) with whom Long had previously quarreled in public.

On one occasion as acting governor when Long was out of the state, Frazar signed death warrants for two [[African-American]]s from New Orleans, Edgar Labat and Clifton Poret, who were on Death Row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola in West Feliciana Parish for the aggravated [[rape]] of a white woman on November 12, 1950. They were scheduled to have been executed on September 20, 1957. The executions were never implemented—the night before the new court-appointed attorneys for the men obtained a stay of execution from a federal judge. The men declared their innocence, and their cases remained in the federal courts until Louisiana stopped executions between 1961 and 1983.​

On one occasion as acting governor when Long was out of the state, Frazar signed death warrants for two [[African-American]]s from New Orleans, Edgar Labat and Clifton Poret, who were on Death Row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola in West Feliciana Parish for the aggravated [[rape]] of a white woman on November 12, 1950. They were scheduled to have been executed on September 20, 1957. The executions were never implemented—the night before the new court-appointed attorneys for the men obtained a stay of execution from a federal judge. The men declared their innocence, and their cases remained in the federal courts until Louisiana stopped executions between 1961 and 1983.​

Frazar died five days after he vacated the office of lieutenant governo. That same month Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish, a [[conservative]] Democrat, succeeded Frazar in the office. Some four months later, Earl Long himself was dead after having won the Democratic nomination in the now defunct 8th congressional district.

Frazar died five days after he vacated the office of lieutenant governo. That same month, Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish, a [[conservative]] Democrat, succeeded Frazar in the office. Some four months later, Earl Long himself was dead after having won the Democratic nomination in the now defunct 8th congressional district.

==Legacy==

==Legacy==