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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 ...
Warmoth carried the state by some 26,000 votes, and the Reconstruction constitution was ratified. [4] Warmoth was sworn into office on July 13, 1868. Elected at 26, he was one of the youngest governors in United States history. (Stevens T. Mason, the first governor of Michigan, was the youngest state governor, elected at 24.)
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 ...
No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original release date Prod. code; 1: 1 "Requiem for a Son" Walter Grauman: S : Adrian Samish; T : Edward Hume: January 28, 1973 ()
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."
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 ...
The 1845 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor, to be elected at the same time and manner as the governor [32] and who would act as governor in the event of a vacancy. [33] The 1913 constitution established that the lieutenant governor would become governor in case of a vacancy. [ 34 ]
This is a list of episodes from the eighth and final season of Barnaby Jones. Broadcast history The season originally aired Thursdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) from ...