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October 1963
John McKeithen runs for Governor of Louisiana against Governor Robert F. McKennon as well as New Orleans Mayor deLesseps S. Chep Morrison, Gillis Long of Alexandria and Education Superintendent Shelby Jackson. In the Democratic primary McKeithen forces a run-off with Morrison by promising the West Bank to take away bridge tolls on the downtown bridge. After picking up Jackson’s segregationist support wins a spot in the general election against Republican Charlton Lyons. |
November 1963
John McKeithen is the first Louisiana governor in the this century to serve two consecutive terms. Previously they had been constitutionally barred from succeeding themselves. Although he was elected as a segregationist he was able to guide the state away from the racial strife that ravaged other southern states by working for racial harmony. |
December 1963
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| The St. Charles Streetcar line is the last street car line operating in New Orleans as the Canal Street lines are discontinued. They will be revived in the late 1990s. | Louisiana State defeats Texas 13-0 in this year's Cotton Bowl. | ||||||||||
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