Edgar Mouton [Part 4 of 4]
Oral History
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Collection:LSA
Copyright Holder: Louisiana State Archives
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Subjects: AYCOCK, C.C. TADDY (LT. GOV) | BUSSIE, VICTOR (DIR AFL-CIO) | EDWARDS, EDWIN (GOVERNOR) | LABI | LOBBYISTS | MONTGOMERY, JACK | MOUTON, EDGAR G. "SONNY" | O KEEFE, MICHAEL (SENATOR W4/5 | ORAL HISTORIES | RAYBURN, B.B. "SIXTY" (SENATOR | RIGHT TO WORK | STEIMEL, ED | TERM LIMITS
Contributors:
- Mouton, Edgar Interviewee
- Matassa, Pamela Interviewer
- Jackson Jr., Sailor Photographer
Description
Oral history with state senator Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton. Conducted on August 3, 2004. In this interview, Mouton concludes reflecting on his career as a Louisiana state senator. He talks about fighting against a proposed restrictive sexual education bill that kept entering the senate and the struggles and hard fight he faced with the Right to Work bill purposed under director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Ed Steimel. Mouton also provides his thoughts on Louisiana politics at the time of the interview. Part 4 of 4. (The audio is unsynced on this video)