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unusual facts about Huey P. Meaux


Huey P. Meaux

Nicknamed "The Crazy Cajun," his credits included such hits as "She's About a Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" by Freddy Fender, "You'll Lose A Good Thing" by Barbara Lynn, "Talk To Me" by Sunny & The Sunliners, and "Big Blue Diamonds" by Gene Summers.


Air Florida Flight 90

Trivers, R. L. & Newton, H. P. The crash of flight 90: doomed by self-deception?

Arthur J. O'Keefe

O’Keefe’s term in office was marked by a controversy over whether two bridges over the Rigolets and Chef Menteur Pass would be toll-free bridges as advocated by Public Service Commissioner Huey Pierce Long, Jr., or toll bridges operated by a firm controlled by the mayor's political allies.

Ellen Bryan Moore

Her father was the warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary until he was dismissed in a dispute with then Governor Huey P. Long, Jr. Moore spent her early years growing up at the manager's residence when the penitentiary was in Baton Rouge, instead of the present site at rural Angola in West Feliciana Parish near St. Francisville.

George Washington Donaghey

The Art Deco-style monument contains intricate carvings and includes references to transportation in 1831 and 1931 and mentions Governor Huey P. Long, Jr., whose educational program Donaghey admired.

Gerald L. K. Smith

Smith met Senator Huey P. Long in 1929 and became his national organizer during the Great Depression, when he launched the Share Our Wealth society.

Huey P. Long House

Huey P. Long Mansion, in New Orleans, listed on the NRHP in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

KWKH

The broadcaster initially enjoyed the patronage of Governor Huey P. Long, Jr., whose son, Russell B. Long, was born in 1918 in Shreveport.

Longfellow, Oakland, California

Founders Huey P. Newton and David Hilliard grew up on 47th Street and West Street respectively, and the Second Black Panther Party Office was located on the 4400 block of Martin Lurther King Jr.

Louisiana Highway 3152

LA 3152 begins at an interchange with U.S. 90 and LA 48 (Jefferson Highway) at the east bank base of the Huey P. Long Bridge in Elmwood.

Louisiana Highway 611

LA 3152 has since been extended south over South Clearview Parkway to U.S. 90/LA 48 (Jefferson Highway) at the Huey P. Long Bridge and north to I-10 over most of its former route.


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