Mid City North in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Russell B. Long

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2019

1. Russell B. Long Marker

Inscription. A Lawyer and World War II U.S. Navy Veteran. Served Louisiana in the United States Senate for seven terms under eight different U.S. Presidents from 1948 to 1987. The son of legendary Louisiana Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Pierce Long and Rose McConnell Long, he was a tireless champion of poor, disadvantaged and working Americans using his mastery of law, finance and politics, Russell Long improved the lives of millions while promoting business growth. He was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1965-1981, where he presided over more than half of all national legislation.
Russell Long was later eulogized by his senate colleagues as one of the most effective, influential and admired legislators of the 20th century.

Front of Monument

U.S.Senator
Russell
Billiu
Long
November 3, 1918
May 9, 2003

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he."
Proverbs 23:17
Matthew 5-7
Matthew 25:31-40
Isaiah 40:31

Erected 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • War, World II.

Location. 30° 27.283′ N, 91° 8.781′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in

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East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Mid City North. Marker can be reached from North Street near 40th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4045 North Street, Baton Rouge LA 70806, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Baton Rouge National Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Yellow Fever Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Massachusetts Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Magnolia Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Genl. Philemon Thomas (approx. 1.4 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 1.4 miles away); National Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Marker is located in the Roselawn Cemetery, in Baton Rouge Louisiana on North Street between 40th and 47th Streets.

Also see . . . Russell B. Long Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 19, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2019

2. Russell B. Long Marker

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2019

3. Russell B. Long Marker

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2019

4. Russell B. Long Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 19, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.