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John J. McKeithen

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  • Birth of John McKeithen

    Village of Grayson, South Carolina
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    John McKeithen

    Life of John J. McKeithen

  • Graduated College

    Louisiana State University

  • Married Marforie Funderburk

    Columbia, Louisiana

  • State Representative

    District 20 Caldwell Parish through 1952

  • LA Public Service Commissioner

    tDistrict 3 North LA through May 1964

  • Elected Governor

    49th Governor

  • Inaugurated as Governor

    1st term

  • Superdome Project ok'd

    sold on the idea to build LA a football stadium

  • Re-elected Governor

    2nd Term

  • Life Treatened

    After investigating labor-management racketeering

  • Sent LA National Guard troops into Baton Rouge

    to aide after a riot broke out and a curfew was set.

  • Signed legislature for name of Southeastern University

    changed from Southeastern Louisiana College

  • Signed bill to name LA Tech University

    Changed from LA Technical College

  • Death of John McKeithen

    Unspecified death