26-03-2025
Former Louisiana Senator J. Bennett Johnston dead at 92
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Longtime Louisiana Senator J. Bennett Johnston has died at the age of 92.
Johnston was elected to the Senate as a moderate Democrat in 1972, and he served four terms until he retired in 1997.
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Before his time in Washington, he served as a state representative and state senator.
'Bennett Johnston was a giant, in not just Louisiana politics, but national politics. There were few like him, and he will be deeply missed,' said Louisiana Governor Jeff Cross neighbors receive support from council members in fight against grain terminal
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