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Sylvan Friedman

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==Legislative years==
In the state House, Friedman and Numa T. Delouche (1888-1965), a [[Roman Catholic]] from Cloutierville, filled the Natchitoches Parish seats vacated in 1944 by John O. Williams and [[Arthur C. Watson]], an [[attorney]] and bank director who later was chairman of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee. In Friedman’s second House term, which began in 1948, Delouche was replaced by Roy Sanders (1904-1976), the principal of Readhimer High School in the Chestnut community north of Black Lake and a leader in the push for adult education in the legislature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=120981934&PIpi=98708898|title=Roy Sanders|publisher=''Winn Parish Enterprise News-American'' retrieved from Findagrave.com|location=Winnfield, Louisiana|date=December 29, 1976|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref> When Friedman won election to the Senate, the Friedman and Sanders House seats were taken by two other Democrats, Curtis Boozman (1898-1979).<ref name=ssdi/> and Monnie Tom Cheves (1902-1988), a member of the [[Northwestern State University]] faculty.<ref name=lahouse>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Natchitoches Parish)|publisher=Louisana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}</ref>
As a senator, Friedman served with four governors: [[Robert F. Kennon]], [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], [[Jimmie Davis]], and [[John J. McKeithen]]. During his lengthy career, he was a member of the legislative budget committee. He also served on committees on higher education, finance, and judiciary.<ref name=lapol/> Friedman unseated the 28-year-old one-term state Senator Lloyd F. Wheat (born 1923) of Coushatta in Red River Parish in the Democratic primary. At various times, in addition to Natchitoches Parish, he represented Red River, Winn, Grant, and a portion of Rapides parishes.<ref name=nsu/>
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