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 Earl Kemp
Long, the 46th and 49th Governor of Louisiana, died in
1960.
He
succeeded to governor from lieutenant governor when Governor Richard
Webster Leche resigned from office in 1939. He was then elected to a
full term in 1948 and again in 1956. Until 1968, a
governor could not succeed himself in office.
He is interred
at Earl K. Long Memorial State Park in Winnfield, La. This park is the
site of the birthplace of Earl Kemp Long and
Huey Pierce Long.
Older brother
George Shannon "Doc" Long
was raised there.
Earl K.
Long
Memorial
State Park
Earl K.
Long Memorial Statue
Long Home Site
Home Of
Huey Pierce
Long, Sr. and Caledonia Tison Long
Birthplace Of
United States Senator Huey Pierce
Long
Congressman George Shannon Long
Governor Earl Kemp Long
(Note:
George Shannon Long, the oldest of nine children, was born in Tunica in West
Feliciana Parish.)
Ground Plaque
Earl K.
Long State Park
Established During the 1960-1964 Administration
of
Governor Jimmie H. Davis
This memorial park was developed by the
State
Parks and Recreation Commission with the Assistance
of the Maintenance Division of the Louisiana
Department of Highways and Through the Efforts
of the Members of the Earl K. Long Memorial
Committee Appointed by the Governor.
L. A. Talley,
Director State Parks & Recreation Commission
R. W. Burgess, Director
State Department of Highways
C. C. Edwards, Chief Maintenance Operation
Engineer
The Earl K. Long Memorial Committee
Blanch Revere Long (E. K.)
Clara Long Knott (W. M.)
Judge Harwell L. Allen
W. R. Brown
Mary
Weir Allen (D. C.)
Arthur Morgan Sculptor
One of two dog
statues guarding the park's rear entrance.
Winnfield City Cemetery
Headstone
Long
Huey P. Long Sr.
June 19, 1852
Feb. 4, 1937
Calendonia
Tison
Wife of Huey
Pierce Long
Oct. 18, 1860
Oct. 6, 1913
Winnfield City Cemetery
Headstone
Helen
Long
Daughter of
Huey P. Long Sr.
And
Caladonia Tison Long
May 1, 1881 - Nov. 1,
1882
Monument Front
Engraving
EARL KEMP LONG
August 26,
1895 - September 5, 1960
Monument Right Side Engraving
This Native
Son of Winn Parish Made
Political History for a Quarter of A
Century.
Earl Kemp Long Took the Oath As
Governor Three Times. At His Death
He Was Democratic Nominee to The
Congress of the United States From
The 8th District.
Governor of Louisiana
1939 - 1940 1948 - 1952 1956 - 1960
Lieutenant Governor
1936 - 1939
Democratic National Committeeman
1950 - 1952
Democratic Nominee to the
Congress of the United States
August 27, 1960
Monument Rear Engraving
This Park Site Donated to the State of
Louisiana By Earl Kemp Long and His
Wife Blanche Revere Long In Loving
Memory of His Mother and Father
Caledonia Tison
and
Huey Pierce Long, Senior.
It Was His Request That He Be Buried
Here At His Birthplace Near the Home
He Loved.
Monument Left Engraving
Earl Kemp Long Worked With Dauntless
Courage,
Incredible Energy, and Sincere
Determination to Serve the People of
Louisiana.
He Spoke With Wisdom, Wit and Humor
Saying With Candor Those
Things Which
Others Feared to Say.
He Loved His Fellow Men and They
Loved
And Followed Him As He Walked Unafraid
Through the Crowd.
His
Deeds Will Live Lon After Him In
The Hearts and Minds of Men and Women
And Children throughout the Length
And Breath of His Beloved Louisiana.
Park View
Park Rear View
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