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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  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. 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 ...

  6. List of Louisiana state legislatures - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana State Constitution of 1864: 29th Louisiana Legislature [Wikidata] October 1864 1865 1865 30th Louisiana Legislature [Wikidata] January 1866 1867 1867 Louisiana State Constitution of 1868: 31st Louisiana Legislature [Wikidata] June 1868 1870 1870 32nd Louisiana Legislature [Wikidata] January 1871 1872 1872

  7. John Gair - Wikipedia

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    During the time when John Gair was a legislator for the state of Louisiana, he was seen as a primary threat in the eyes of White supremacists. [4] [2] [5] Gair, a former enslaved carpenter, helped to write the Constitution of 1868. He was a very popular man among Blacks voters.

  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. After high-profile Ohio election, what does the Louisiana ...

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    Ahead of the Supreme Court decision in 2020, voters approved an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution that said no provision within it protects the right to abortion or public funding for abortion.