Rep. Jimmy Long

Rep. Jimmy Long was the dean of the Louisiana House of Representatives, served for 32 years and was later on the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. He is recognized as one of the leading authorities on education in the South. Long was instrumental in bringing the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts to Natchitoches, and the Louisiana Scholars’ College to Northwestern. He was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame.