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Dodd recalled an incident when he was lieutenant governor between 1948 and 1952 in the second Earl Long administration and presided over the state senate. LeBlanc was accused by an unnamed north Louisiana senator of having a financial interest in some proposed law. Dodd said in his memoirs, ''Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics'', that "Dudley had a hard time getting gung ho for any political act that didn't help him personally." The two senators nearly came to physical blows. Then the whole Senate burst into laughter, and the two forgot their differences.​<ref name=dodd/>
 
Dodd recalled an incident when he was lieutenant governor between 1948 and 1952 in the second Earl Long administration and presided over the state senate. LeBlanc was accused by an unnamed north Louisiana senator of having a financial interest in some proposed law. Dodd said in his memoirs, ''Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics'', that "Dudley had a hard time getting gung ho for any political act that didn't help him personally." The two senators nearly came to physical blows. Then the whole Senate burst into laughter, and the two forgot their differences.​<ref name=dodd/>
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LeBlanc humorously recounted his French-language campaigning while a contestant on [[Groucho Marx]]'s [[NBC]] [[television]] quiz show, ''You Bet Your Life'' on January 18, 1951. When Groucho asked LeBlanc what Hadacol was good for, he quipped, "It was good for about five million dollars for me last year."​
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On January 10, 1951, LeBlanc humorously recounted his French-language campaigning while a contestant on [[Groucho Marx]]'s [[NBC]] [[television]] quiz show, ''You Bet Your Life.'' When Marx asked LeBlanc what Hadacol was good for, he quipped, "It was good for about five million dollars for me last year."​
 
 
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==Running for governor again, 1944 and 1952==
 
==Running for governor again, 1944 and 1952==
  
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