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  2. Constitution of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The constitution is the cornerstone of the law of Louisiana ensuring the rights of individuals, describing the distribution and power of state officials and local government, establishes the state and city civil service systems, creates and defines the operation of a state lottery, and the manner of revising the constitution. Louisiana's ...

  3. Opelousas massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Opelousas massacre, which began on September 28, 1868, was one of the bloodiest massacres of the Reconstruction era in the United States. In the aftermath of the ratification of Louisiana's Constitution of 1868 and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, tensions between white Democrats and Black Republicans in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana escalated throughout the ...

  4. 1868 Louisiana gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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    The 1868 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held over two days, April 17 and 18, the same days that voters were asked to ratify the new Louisiana Constitution of 1868, which established the civil rights of African Americans. As a result of this election Henry Clay Warmoth was elected Governor of Louisiana. At age 26 he was the youngest ...

  5. John B. Esnard - Wikipedia

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    John B. Esnard (1846 - June 2, 1931) was a Reconstruction era politician who served as a delegate at the 1868 Louisiana Constitutional Convention and in the in Louisiana House of Representatives 1868-1870. [1]

  6. Explaining the Louisiana constitutional amendments as early ...

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    Voters have approved 216 amendments to their Louisiana Constitution during the past 50 years. That's compared to 27 amendments (including the original 10 in the Bill of Rights) in the U.S ...

  7. P. B. S. Pinchback - Wikipedia

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    Pinchback rose to acting governor in Warmoth's stead by way of article 53 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1868, which held that the lieutenant governor would assume the duties of the governor "in case of impeachment of the Governor, his removal from office, death . . . resignation or absence from the state."

  8. Explaining the amendments to the Louisiana Constitution on ...

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    Amendment No. 2: Repeal of inactive special funds in Constitution. A vote for would: Remove six inactive funds with zero or near-zero balances from the Louisiana Constitution. A vote against would ...

  9. Louisiana House opens discussion of plans for constitutional ...

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    Louisiana’s current constitution was drafted in 1973, and 216 amendments have been adopted since. Another amendment provided a timeline for the convention. The convention would start May 20 and ...