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| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
| resting_place=Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge
| resting_place=Resthaven Mausoleum in Baton Rouge
| residence=[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish<br>(2) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| residence=[[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], Webster Parish (1930-1950
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (after 1950)
| spouse=Cora Herring Lindsey (married, 1914-1968, his death)
| spouse=Cora Herring Lindsey (married, 1914-1968, his death)
| children=Rufus Jason Lindsey<br>
| children=Rufus Jason Lindsey<br>
| occupation=[[Attorney]]; Judge
| occupation=[[Attorney]]; Judge
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| alma_mater=Oakdale High School (Allen Parish)<br>
| alma_mater=Oakdale High School (Oakdale in Allen Parish)
[[Louisiana State University]]
[[Louisiana State University]]
}}
}}
As the President pro tempore of the Louisiana State Senate, Coleman became lieutenant governor in the summer of 1939, when Earl Long, who had been elected as lieutenant governor in 1936, succeeded to the governorship on the resignation of the scandal-plagued Richard W. Leche of [[New Orleans]] during a time known as the "Louisiana Hayride," not to be confused with the former [[Country music]] program of the same name in [[Shreveport]]. Lindsey did not run for lieutenant governor in 1940, but Long sought a full term, only to be unseated by intraparty rival, [[Sam Houston Jones]] of Lake Charles. Long ultimately defeated Jones in 1948 and won a second full term as well in 1956.
As the President pro tempore of the Louisiana State Senate, Coleman became lieutenant governor in the summer of 1939, when Earl Long, who had been elected as lieutenant governor in 1936, succeeded to the governorship on the resignation of the scandal-plagued Richard W. Leche of [[New Orleans]] during a time known as the "Louisiana Hayride," not to be confused with the former [[Country music]] program of the same name in [[Shreveport]]. Lindsey did not run for lieutenant governor in 1940, but Long sought a full term, only to be unseated by intraparty rival, [[Sam Houston Jones]] of Lake Charles. Long ultimately defeated Jones in 1948 and won a second full term as well in 1956.
After his service as lieutenant governor, Coleman resumed the practice of law in Minden but later returned permanently to Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/> He and Cora had three other sons, Lewis Hughes Lindsey (1922–2000), James Hall Lindsey (born 1925), and David Lindsey (born 1928). David Lindsey, like his brother Douglas earlier, graduated second in his class at Minden High School in 1945 class.<ref>Minden High School Valedictorians and Salutatorians," Mindenmemories.net; no longer on-line.</ref>
After his service as lieutenant governor, Coleman resumed the practice of law in Minden but later returned permanently to Baton Rouge.<ref name=lah/> He and Cora had three other sons, Lewis Hughes Lindsey (1922–2000), James Hall Lindsey (born 1925), and David Lindsey (born 1928). David Lindsey, like his brother Douglas earlier, graduated second in his class at Minden High School in 1945 class.<ref>"inden High School Valedictorians and Salutatorians," Mindenmemories.net; no longer on-line.</ref>
In 1950, Lindsey, a member of the East Baton Rouge Bar Association, became a judge for the 19th Judicial District, Division D, a position that he held for the remainder of his life. He was known for banning the [[NAACP]] from operating in the state of Louisiana under a 1924 law originally designed to ban the Ku Klux Klan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19560425-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|title=Louisiana outlaws NAACP under old Ku Klux Klan Ban|publisher=''The Stanford Daily''|date=April 25, 1956|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref> He served as presiding judge from 1960 to 1968. Lindsey was active in the Knights Templar and the Masonic lodge and its related component, the Shriners.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey wrote at least three scholarly works, including ''The Courts of Louisiana.''<ref>"Senator Lindsey Writes Textbook," ''Webster Review,'' April 4, 1938, p. 1.</ref>
In 1950, Lindsey, a member of the East Baton Rouge Bar Association, became a judge for the 19th Judicial District, Division D, a position that he held for the remainder of his life. He was known for banning the [[NAACP]] from operating in the state of Louisiana under a 1924 law originally designed to ban the Ku Klux Klan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19560425-01.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#|title=Louisiana outlaws NAACP under old Ku Klux Klan Ban|publisher=''The Stanford Daily''|date=April 25, 1956|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref> He served as presiding judge from 1960 to 1968. Lindsey was active in the Knights Templar and the Masonic lodge and its related component, the Shriners.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey wrote at least three scholarly works, including ''The Courts of Louisiana.''<ref>"Senator Lindsey Writes Textbook," ''Webster Review,'' April 4, 1938, p. 1.</ref>