Blanche Beulah Revere Long was the first lady of the state of Louisiana, serving three nonconsecutive terms.
15 Facts About Blanche Long
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In 1959, after Earl's increasingly erratic behavior including a highly publicized affair with stripper Blaze Starr, Blanche Long attempted to have him involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital, but failed when he used the governor's authority to dismiss the hospital's administrator.
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Blanche Long was the campaign manager for John McKeithen's successful 1964 gubernatorial campaign, and served on the Louisiana Tax Commission from 1964 to 1976.
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Blanche Long Beulah Revere was born on December 17,1902, in Covington, Louisiana.
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Blanche Long was the second daughter of Robert H Revere and Beulah Revere.
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Blanche Long had little interest in politics before meeting her future husband but eventually came to enjoy it, according to John Hunt, a nephew of Earl.
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Blanche Long managed his state headquarters and campaigned at his side during his successful run for lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 1936.
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Earl Blanche Long became increasingly erratic during his last term as governor, including compulsive betting on horse races and beginning a highly publicized affair with Blaze Starr, a 26-year-old stripper.
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Blanche Long then arranged to have Earl involuntarily committed to Southeast Louisiana Hospital, but Earl fired the hospital's administrator and replaced him with a new one who released him.
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Blanche Long was the campaign manager for John McKeithen's successful 1964 bid for governor of Louisiana.
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Blanche Long was confirmed by the Louisiana State Senate on May 20,1964.
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In January 1965, Blanche Long was appointed to a full six-year term on the commission.
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Blanche Long was reappointed by McKeithen to another term in 1971.
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Blanche Long served until 1976; governor Edwin Edwards appointed Jamar Adcock to succeed her.
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Blanche Long died on May 11,1998, at a nursing home in Covington, Louisiana.