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2 unusual facts about Seymour Weiss


Seymour Weiss

He was a director of the New Orleans chapter of the American Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce, and the International Trade Mart.

Seymour Weiss (September 13, 1896 – September 17, 1969) was a prominent New Orleans hotel executive and civic leader who was a close confidante of the legendary Huey Pierce Long, Jr. Ironically, Weiss, the most loyal of Louisiana Longites, bore the same last name as Carl Weiss, M.D., the apparent assassin of U.S. Senator Huey Long.



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