Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long

Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long

From the moment he took office as governor in 1928 to the day an assassin’s bullet cut him down in 1935, Huey Long wielded all but dictatorial control over the state of Louisiana. A man of shameless a…

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