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The title refers to the State of Louisiana offering to drop the deceased leader Huey Long's controversial Share Our Wealth program, and fully support President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal. In return, FDR promised federal dollars for public works in Louisiana, a deal cynically referred to by many as the second Louisiana Purchase. [2]
Louisiana Purchase is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva. Set in New Orleans , the musical lightly satirises Louisiana Governor Huey Long and his control over Louisiana politics. [ 1 ]
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. [ 1 ]
In Vienna, Austria, the secessionist artists decided not to exhibit at the upcoming Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri. [38]An intercolonial express train on its way from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal and Boston derailed near Hunter's Crossing, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Halifax, and fell into the Shuberdarie River, killing 2 people and seriously injuring 27.
Barrett did not know how to fly the plane but managed to crash land it in a field and survived with an injury to his eye socket. Keeley did not survive the incident, either succumbing to the stroke or in the crash. After this incident, it became policy to always have two pilots aboard state aircraft. [78]
Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in southwest Louisiana Friday night, according to officials. The Robinson R44 crashed on a rural street in Iowa, Louisiana around 9 p.m. local time ...
A high school cheerleader described as a “ray of sunshine” was killed in a New Year’s car crash, her family said. Blakeleigh Weems, 17, was a senior at Walker High School in Louisiana.
Garrard 401 turntable with SME 3009 tonearm. The Garrard 301 Transcription Turntable was the first transcription turntable that supported all extant commercial playback formats – the 33, 45 and 78 rpm records of the time. The first model was the Garrard 301.