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DeLesseps Story Morrison, Sr.
De Lesseps Story Morrison
In office
April 4, 1946 – July 17, 1961
Preceded by Robert Maestri
Succeeded by Victor H. Schiro
In office
1939 – 1942
Born January 18, 1912(1912-01-18)
New Roads
Died May 22, 1964 (aged 52)
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
Political party Democratic
Spouse Corinne Waterman Morrison (1921-1959, married 1942-her death)
Children deLesseps Morrison, Jr. (1944-1996)
Corinne Ann Morrison (born 1947)
Randolph Waterman "Randy" Morrison (1956-1964)

DeLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. The post of Mayor of the city of New Orleans Louisiana has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Sidney Maestri ( December 11, 1889 – May 6, 1974) was Mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey Victor Hugo "Vic" Schiro ( May 6, 1904 - August 29, 1992) was an Italian-American New Orleans Louisiana Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting New Roads (Ville des Nouvelles-Rues is a city in and the Parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Victoria formally Ciudad Victoria is the capital city of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. deLesseps Story "Toni" Morrison Jr (March 11 1944 - August 21 1996 the older son of four-term New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. , (January 18, 1912 -- May 22, 1964) was the mayor of New Orleans from 1946-1961 who failed in three hard-fought bids for the then pivotal Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The post of Mayor of the city of New Orleans Louisiana has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government He also served as an appointee of President John F. Kennedy as the United States ambassador to the Organization of American States between 1961 and 1963. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The following is a list of people who have served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States, or the full title Representative of the United States of The Organization of American States ( OAS, or as it is known in the three other official languages OEA) is an International organization, headquartered Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

DeLesseps Morrison (pronounced DEL ES SEPPS) was born in New Roads, the seat of Pointe Coupee Parish. New Roads (Ville des Nouvelles-Rues is a city in and the Parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced "Pwent Koo-Pay" and (pronounced "Point Coo-Pea" in English) (Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée is a Parish He died in a plane crash in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. Victoria formally Ciudad Victoria is the capital city of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Early life, education, military

Morrison was the son of Jacob Haight Morrison, III (1875-1929), a district attorney in Pointe Coupee Parish, and the former Anita Olivier, a New Orleans socialite. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced "Pwent Koo-Pay" and (pronounced "Point Coo-Pea" in English) (Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée is a Parish As a boy in New Roads, Morrison once worked for an ice dealer, Alton Gaudin, father of future Louisiana state Representative Clark Gaudin of Baton Rouge. Edward Clark Gaudin (born December 26, 1931) is a Baton Rouge Attorney who served for twenty-one years in the Louisiana House of Representatives Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. He had a half-brother, Jacob Haight Morrison, IV (1905-1974), son of his father's first marriage to the former Eloise Yancy (1876-1905) of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish. Jacob Haight Morrison IV ( March 12, 1905 - December 4, 1974) was a 20th century New Orleans Louisiana, Attorney, Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jonesville is a Town in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, at the confluence of the Ouachita, Tensas, and Little rivers Catahoula Parish (Paroisse de Catahoula is a Parish located in the U

In 1932, Morrison graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational He completed his law degree from LSU as well in 1934. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After graduation, he moved to New Orleans, where he became an attorney with the National Recovery Administration, a New Deal agency. National Recovery Administration (NRA created in the United States of America under the 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act, was one of the New Deal The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D Thereafter, he was a law partner with both Jacob Morrison and the future Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Thomas Hale Boggs Sr ( February 15, 1914 &ndash Undetermined presumably October 16, 1972) was an American Democratic He was a second cousin of Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, who succeeded her husband Hale Boggs in Congress in 1973. Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs usually known as Lindy Boggs (born March 13, 1916) is a United States Political figure who Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

As an active Democrat, Morrison in 1939 helped to organize the People's League of Independent Voters in New Orleans. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1940, Morrison was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 12th Ward; he became a reliable floor leader for the reform faction led by Governor Sam Houston Jones. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leadership of the House List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives One of his colleagues was his future ally and rival on occasions, William J. "Bill" Dodd, from Allen Parish. William Joseph "Bill" Dodd ( November 25, 1909 – November 16, 1991) held five important positions in Louisiana government Allen Parish ( French: Paroisse d'Allen) is a Parish located in the U

During World War II, Morrison left the legislature to join the U.S. Army. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. He rose to the rank of colonel, and became chief of staff of the occupation forces stationed in the city of Bremen. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen In 1942, he married Corinne Waterman of New Orleans. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He received the Bronze Star and also served in England, France, and Belgium. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those He was reelected to the legislature in absentia in 1944, as was Bill Dodd in Allen Parish. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

After the war, he returned to New Orleans to practice law. He remained, however, in the U.S. Army Reserve and attained the rank of major general. The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries

Election as mayor

Morrison was approached by a group of Uptown reformers in December 1945 to run for mayor in the election of 1946. The New Orleans mayoral election of 1946 was held on January 22 1946 The attractive and dynamic young veteran ran a campaign emphasizing the need to clean up the corruption of incumbent Mayor Robert Maestri, who had been affiliated with the Long faction of Louisiana Democratic politics. Robert Sidney Maestri ( December 11, 1889 – May 6, 1974) was Mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey Earl Kemp Long ( August 26, 1895 September 5, 1960) was a colorful American politician and three-time Democratic governor Maestri's Old Regulars had dominated New Orleans for decades. Morrison pulled a major upset when he defeated Maestri in the first primary. He was among many returning World War II veterans to gain political office during that period.

Morrison as mayor

As mayor, Morrison put together a strong public relations team which helped him cultivate an image as a dynamic reformer and won him widespread praise in the national press. As a response to Maestri's perception as a dictator, Morrison worked to get a law passed to reduce the powers of the mayor. He created a new city planning commission and moved to make administration more efficient by firing many of Maestri’s patronage appointments (though some were replaced with Morrison’s own supporters). Patronage is the support encouragement privilege and often financial aid given by a person or an organization He also downsized the city's expenses by selling off most of the city's public markets, which led to most of them being torn down. He addressed a housing crisis by building veterans’ housing operated by the Housing Authority of New Orleans, and tearing down low-income neighborhoods to build public housing. One of his most popular actions was to create the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD), which included segregated facilities for whites and blacks. He began an extensive street improvement program financed though a bond issue, tore down a large section of the Treme neighborhood to build a new civic center, and built a new union passenger train station. Tremé (historically sometimes called Tremé or Faubourg Tremé or Tremé/Lafitte when including the Lafitte Projects) is a He broke a garbage collectors’ strike in October 1946 by organizing volunteer scab labor to take over the duties of the striking workers. He also pushed for a new city charter in 1954, which replaced the at-large council commission system with a legislative city council which combined five district-based and two at-large members. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

A proponent of increased international trade, Morrison lent his support to the construction of the International Trade Mart - precursor to the city's World Trade Center - and traveled extensively in Latin America to promote trade with New Orleans. International trade is exchange of Capital, Goods, and Services across International borders or Territories. He became friends with dictators Rafael Trujillo and Juan Perón. This article is about Rafael L Trujillo former dictator of the Dominican Republic Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina Another remnant of Morrison’s attempts to increase ties to Latin America is the statue of Simón Bolívar that still stands at the corner of Canal and Basin streets. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash

Despite running on a platform stressing the elimination of the Old Regular machine, after his election Morrison quickly built his own political organization, the Crescent City Democratic Association. Modelling itself on the Old Regular system of ward and precinct captains, the CCDA began finding its supporters jobs in City Hall and in municipal construction contracts. His organization's power quickly eclipsed that of the Old Regulars, and he secured easy re-elections in 1950, 1954, and 1958. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1954, Morrison traveled to Shreveport for the inauguration of newly-elected Mayor James Creswell Gardner, I, who served a single four-year term. Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U For the Republican former US representative and Lieutenant governor of North Carolina, see James Carson Gardner. Gardner undertook similar reforms in Shreveport of the kind that Morrison had triggered in New Orleans. The two became good friends over the years.

In 1950, Morrison was elected president of the National Municipal Association. In 1953, he won the organization's LaGuardia Award, named for former New York City Mayor Fiorello Henry LaGuardia. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York LaGuardia redirects here For the airport see LaGuardia Airport.

Morrison, crime, and the NOPD

After assuming office in 1946, Morrison appointed Adair Watters superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) in an effort to eliminate corruption. But tensions developed when Watters moved to suppress gambling, prostitution, and other vice too zealously for Morrison’s liking. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Watters resigned in February 1949 because of Morrison's political interference with NOPD activities. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Throughout most of the 1950s, scandals continued to emerge concerning the involvement of the NOPD in graft and vice. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The software program VICE (all caps standing for V ersat' I' le C ommodore E mulator, is an Emulator for Commodore Not only was the NOPD accused of refusing to stop prostitution and gambling, but there was evidence of NOPD involvement in protection rackets for vice operations. In 1952, the Metropolitan Crime Commission was established as an independent monitor of the NOPD and the Morrison administration’s approach to vice. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. State Police Colonel Francis Grevemberg, later a two-time gubernatorial candidate, led a series of high-profile raids on New Orleans gambling establishments that embarrassed Morrison and the NOPD for its inactivity. Colonel Francis Carroll Grevemberg (born 1914 was the superintendent of the Louisiana state police from 1952-1955 who is best remembered for his fight against Eventually, Aaron Kohn was sent from Chicago to investigate NOPD involvement in vice; he soon complained that Morrison was obstructing his efforts. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Morrison refused to fire Joseph Schuering, the NOPD superintendent implicated in the scandals, until sustained political pressure forced the mayor to ask for Schuering’s resignation in 1955. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

Morrison and race

Early in his administration, Morrison supported the construction of a suburban-style black neighborhood named Pontchartrain Park, built public housing for low-income blacks, and spent money on street and infrastructure improvements in black neighborhoods. Pontchartrain Park is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local Infrastructure typically refers to the technical structures that support a society such as Roads Water supply, Wastewater, Power grids NORD built playgrounds, swimming pools and recreational centers for African Americans. A playground or play area is an area designed for Children to play, indoors or outdoors A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa These actions earned him the enmity of hard-line segregationists. In 1950, he oversaw the NOPD’s hiring of its first black policemen since the advent of the Jim Crow era. Morrison nevertheless remained a committed supporter of segregation and was known to use racial slurs in private conversations. The improvements he did create in black neighborhoods remained segregated and received inferior funding compared to projects in white neighborhoods. Historian Adam Fairclough interprets Morrison's building programs for blacks as a way of "shoring up segregation" by defusing dissatisfaction with inferior facilities. Many black leaders found him sympathetic but unwilling to take meaningful action to address their concerns.

New Orleans gained national notoriety during the fall of 1960 as the city’s school board implemented a federal integration order for its public schools. Racial integration, or simply integration includes Desegregation (the process of ending systematic Racial segregation) New Orleans Public Schools is a public School district that serves all of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A handful of black students entered two white schools in the city’s Ninth Ward, but were greeted with mobs of white women and youths screaming racial slurs and throwing bottles and refuse. The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city While Morrison did not join Governor James Houston "Jimmie" Davis' drive to prevent integration by shutting the schools down, he also did nothing to prevent the segregationist demonstrations. James Houston Davis ( September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) better known as Jimmie Davis, was a noted Singer of both sacred The NOPD stood by and allowed the mobs to continue, while at the same time, police arrested civil rights activists holding lunch counter sit-ins in the city. A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for a Protest, often to promote political social Morrison’s lack of action stemmed from his political need to avoid alienating black supporters while at the same time retaining a segregationist stance. His position resulted in criticism from both sides; black New Orleanians and supporters of civil rights felt he had betrayed them, while hard-line segregationists accused him of supporting integration.

Morrison and Louisiana politics

Following the 1948 gubernatorial election, in which Morrison had endorsed former Governor Sam Houston Jones, the gubernatorial winner, Earl Kemp Long, convinced the legislature to enact a series of measures to punish New Orleans for its support of Morrison. The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1948 was held in two rounds on January 20 and February 24 1948 Earl Kemp Long ( August 26, 1895 September 5, 1960) was a colorful American politician and three-time Democratic governor Long’s brother Huey Pierce Long, Jr., had used similar tactics in his feud with then New Orleans Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley. Huey Pierce Long Jr ( August 30, 1893 September 10, 1935) nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American Politician Thomas Semmes Walmsley ( June 10, 1889 &ndash June 19, 1942) was Mayor of New Orleans from July 1929 to June 1936 Long had the legislature pass laws which limited the city government’s control over taxation, control over the police and fire departments, operation of the port, and civil service appointments. See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis Long’s anti-Morrison constitutional amendments, however, were defeated. Moreover, the support of the Old Regulars for Long’s punitive measures further eroded the machine’s support among New Orleans voters.

Morrison had a longstanding ambition to become governor of Louisiana, and he ran unsuccessfully for that office three times.

In the election of 1956, Morrison lost to Earl Long. The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1956 was held on January 17 1956 The ascerbic Long ridiculed Morrison as a "city slicker" out of touch with residents of small towns and in rural areas. Long laughed at his opponent's unusual first name deLesseps (pronounced DEL ES SEPPS: "Ole De la Soups is the only man that can talk out of both sides of his mouth, whistle, and strut all at once. "

In the election of 1959-60, Morrison lost to former Governor Jimmie Davis, a singer of both popular songs and gospel hymns. The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1959-60 was held in two rounds on December 5 1959 and January 9 1960 He polled 414,110 votes (45. 5 percent) in the runoff to Davis' 487,681 (54. 1 percent). Davis was endorsed in the runoff by the third-place candidate, segregationist William Monroe Rainach of Claiborne Parish. William Monroe "Willie" Rainach Sr ( July 13, 1913 – January 26, 1978) was a state legislator from the town of Summerfield Claiborne Parish (Paroisse de Claiborne is a Parish located in the U Morrison was endorsed by the fifth place candidate, Bill Dodd, but Dodd's showing had been insufficient to help Morrison that much.

In the primary runoff, Morrison's lieutenant governor choice, then Alexandria Mayor W. George Bowdon, Jr., lost his race to Clarence C. William George Bowdon Jr (October 18 1921 - November 17 2005 was the Democratic mayor of Alexandria, the largest city in central Louisiana, from "Taddy" Aycock of Franklin in St. Mary Parish, a former Speaker of the Louisiana House. Franklin is a city in and the Parish seat of St Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. St Mary Parish (Paroisse de Sainte-Marie is a Parish located in the U

In the election of 1963-64, he lost to Public Service Commissioner John Julian McKeithen. The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1963-64 was held in three rounds John Julian McKeithen ( May 28, 1918 June 4, 1999) a Democrat from the tiny Town of Columbia, the seat Each time, he was strongly opposed in the northern half of the state because of his perceived liberal views, particularly on race (though he was a declared segregationist), and his Catholicism. As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described In the 1964 primary, Morrison ran with the Houma (Terrebonne Parish) attorney Claude B. Duval, who sought the office of lieutenant governor. Houma (ˈhoʊmə and /ˈhuːmə/  is the Parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States, and the largest principal city Terrebonne Parish ( Cajun French: Paroisse Terrebonne) is a parish located in the U Claude Berwick Duval I (October 24 1914 -- March 3 1986 was a Houma Louisiana, attorney and a conservative Democratic state senator from Duval, a longtime personal friend of Morrison's, was defeated by his St. Mary Parish neighbor, incumbent Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock, who ran as an independent that year, meaning that though he was a Democrat, he was not allied with a gubernatorial candidate.

Declining political fortunes

By his final term as mayor, Morrison’s luster had faded somewhat. Some of his ideas, such as the unsuccessful 1959 proposal for a monorail, were met with widespread opposition. A monorail is a transportation system based on a single beam The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system or the vehicles travelling on such a beam or He also failed in his efforts to keep the Pelicans baseball team in New Orleans. The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional Baseball team based in New Orleans Louisiana. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Former political allies like City Councilman and future Lieutenant Governor James Edward "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr., began to express their independence and positioned themselves for a future without Morrison. James Edward "Jimmy" Fitzmorris Jr (born November 15, 1921) is a New Orleans businessman and civic leader who was the Democratic

His reputation was further tarnished in the aftermath of the school integration crisis, and his political future was uncertain. He was the first of many New Orleans mayors to attempt to amend his 1954 city charter to allow a third consecutive term as mayor, but the failure of this effort left him without a certain political future.

Seeking a political base from which to stage another run for governor, he approached the John F. Kennedy administration and was appointed Ambassador to the Organization of American States on July 17, 1961. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The Organization of American States ( OAS, or as it is known in the three other official languages OEA) is an International organization, headquartered Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In a further sign of his declining political fortunes, his chosen candidate for mayor in the New Orleans election of 1962 – State Senator Adrian G. Duplantier – lost the Democratic runoff to Victor Schiro. The New Orleans mayoral election of 1962 resulted in the election of interim mayor Victor Schiro to his first full term as Mayor of New Orleans. Adrian Guy Duplantier Sr ( March 5, 1929 - August 15, 2007) served from May 31, 1978, until his death as a Judge Victor Hugo "Vic" Schiro ( May 6, 1904 - August 29, 1992) was an Italian-American New Orleans Louisiana

Morrison ran for governor for a third time in 1963-64, but was defeated by John Julian McKeithen of Columbia in tiny Caldwell Parish in the runoff. John Julian McKeithen ( May 28, 1918 June 4, 1999) a Democrat from the tiny Town of Columbia, the seat Columbia is a town in and the Parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. Caldwell Parish (Paroisse de Caldwell is a Parish located in the U Only four months after his final election defeat, Morrison was killed in a plane crash in Mexico.

The Morrison family

The Morrison family faced many tragedies. Seven-year-old John Randolph Waterman "Randy" Morrison (born September 24, 1956) died with his father in the plane crash. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.

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His older son, deLesseps Story "Toni" Morrison, Jr., who like his father had been a state representative, ran unsuccessfully for mayor in the 1977 New Orleans mayoral election. deLesseps Story "Toni" Morrison Jr (March 11 1944 - August 21 1996 the older son of four-term New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison The New Orleans mayoral election of 1977 resulted in the election of Ernest Morial as the first African-American Mayor of New Orleans. "Toni" Morrison died of lung cancer on August 21, 1996. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Both Chep and Toni Morrison died at the age of fifty-two. All four Morrisons are buried in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans. Metairie Cemetery is a Cemetery in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana

The Morrisons had a daughter too, Corinne Ann Morrison (born 1947), a New Orleans attorney. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Chep Morrison was inducted posthumously in 1995 into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield, the seat of Winn Parish. A posthumous recognition is a ceremonial award given after the recipient has died usually in honor of an action associated with their death Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Winnfield is a city in and the Parish seat of Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. Winn Parish ( French: Paroisse de Winn is a Parish located in the U

Morrison funeral

Former Shreveport Mayor Jim Gardner, in his memoirs, recalls fascinating details of the Morrison funeral:

"The Morrison funeral was a moving and impressive event. for other uses see Memoir (disambiguation As a literary Genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire A motorcade formed in front of the Capitol House Hotel [in Baton Rouge] at 8:45 a. m. on Tuesday, May 26, 1964. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place There were about twenty automobiles led by the governor [John McKeithen]. I rode down with four other state representatives in Representative Spencer Todd's brand new Cadillac. Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. Others in the car were Conway LeBleu, Joe Henry Cooper, and Steve Dupuis. Joe Henry Cooper ( May 8, 1918 - August 10, 1980) was a Businessman in Mansfield Louisiana, the seat of De Soto Parish It turned out that Steve lived next door to my cousin . . . in Opelousas. Opelousas is a city in and the Parish seat of St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.

"When we arrived in New Orleans we went to the new City Hall and were joined by Mayor Victor Schiro and thence to Gallier Hall, where the bodies [Morrison and son] were in state. Gallier Hall is an architecturally magnificent old building that had been the City Hall for most of Chep's tenure. It was there that I had attended one of his staff meetings in 1955.

"The public viewing was now completed and our visit was special. The body was in the former waiting room for the mayor's office. . . At the door were smartly uniformed firemen and policemen. The room itself was still adorned with large fine paintings . . . The two-star flag of a major general with black streamers hung over the flag-draped coffin which was attended by a military honor guard. A coffin (also known as a casket in North American English) is a funerary Box used in the display and containment of deceased remains – either for An honor guard, or ceremonial guard, is a ceremonial escort often military in nature usually composed of volunteers who are carefully screened for their ability and physical Chep loved things military and would have approved of the arrangements.

"We were officially greeted by Jimmy Fitzmorris (later lieutenant governor) who was chairman of the New Orleans City Council. Jimmy, also a friend of mine, had been asked by the Morrison family to handle all of the arrangements which he did in splendid fashion. Everything seemed so right. I found it easy to visualize the excitement of the room when Chep ruled from there. "

". . . The mass lasted about an hour. . . . A military presence was still evident as all of the pallbearers were Army officers. A pallbearer is one of several Funeral participants who helps carry the Casket of a deceased person from a religious or memorial service or . . . Life was going on as a great and good friend departed it. "

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Preceded by
Robert Maestri		 Mayor of New Orleans
1946–1961		 Succeeded by
Victor Schiro
Robert Sidney Maestri ( December 11, 1889 – May 6, 1974) was Mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey The post of Mayor of the city of New Orleans Louisiana has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Victor Hugo "Vic" Schiro ( May 6, 1904 - August 29, 1992) was an Italian-American New Orleans Louisiana
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