Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 8, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Sept. 8, 1935, Louisiana Sen. Huey P. Long was ...

The Old Governor's Mansion will host former Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne's "After Huey: The Elusive Road to Reform," a historical lecture on Huey Long's protégés, reformers, and others who have occupied ...

Thomas E. Patterson, a Chicago lawyer, is the author of a new biography of Huey Long published by LSU Press. It’s called "American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana.” Promotional materials describe it ...

The most populist governor of his time, Huey Long’s colorful, charismatic political career came to an end 85 years ago, when he was shot by an assassin inside the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton ...

The hospital bed in Louisiana's Old State Capitol seems too narrow to accommodate someone as powerful as Huey P. Long. Then again, some people may see it as a metaphor for how, circumstances aside, ...

On Sept. 8, 1935, Louisiana Sen. Huey P. Long was doing what Huey P. Long did in his heyday — running the state — when a gunshot rang out, followed by a volley of shots. When the dust settled, the ...