Claim
Claim 898
The tax was adopted in 1934 under the influence of United States Senator Huey Long, who had controlled the Louisiana legislature since his election to the Senate in 1932.
- Statement
- The tax was adopted in 1934 under the influence of United States Senator Huey Long, who had controlled the Louisiana legislature since his election to the Senate in 1932.
- Field
- action
- Value
- Tax adopted under Huey Long's influence
- Publisher
- Grosjean v. American Press Co. (1936)
- Method
- outlet report
- Checked
- 2026-09-26
- Confidence
- medium
- Status
- current
Quotation from the source
under the influence of Sen. Huey Long, a former governor who maintained control over the legislature after being elected as a U.S. senator in 1932