Floyd William Smith, Jr. (born September 17, 1932) is a semiretired businessman and Democratic politician in Winn Parish, Louisiana, the traditional home of the Long dynasty. Smith jokes that he is a "half Long" because his mother was a Long. He was a second cousin of former U.S. Representative Speedy O. Long (1928-2006) of La Salle Parish and a cousin of varying degrees of kinship to other Longs as well. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Winn Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ... // For other uses, see Dynasty (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cousin (disambiguation). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Speedy Oteria Long was a Democratic congressman from central Louisiana between 1965 and 1973 and a prominent member of the popular Long political dynasty. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... La Salle Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

Early years and family heritage

Smith was born and reared in Winnfield, the seat of Winn Parish, to Floyd W. Smith, Sr. (March 28, 1902 - January 15, 1969), and the former Carmel Long (died 1994). Carmel was a daughter of William Morris Long (1887-1967) and the former Fannie Boyd (1893-1955). Morris Long was an older brother of Felix Field Long (1899-1982), the father of Speedy Long. Smith's maternal great-grandfather, Field Long, was a first cousin of Huey Pierce Long, Sr., generally known as "Hugh" Long, and the father of the "Louisiana Kingfish" Huey Pierce Long, Jr. Winnfield is a small city located in Winn Parish, Louisiana. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kingfish is used as the vernacular name of a variety of fish: King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla (several) Kingcroakers Menticirrhus spp. ... Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ...

Floyd Smith had a paternal uncle who was only three years Smith's senior. This uncle was named "Huey P. Long" (August 30, 1929-June 14, 2004). Ironically, this Huey P. Long was born on the same calendar day that Huey Pierce Long, Jr., was mortally wounded -- though six years apart. Smith's paternal grandfather, W.W. Smith, the father of this "Huey P. Long", was a Rapides Parish cattleman and operator of a slaughterhouse until hard times sunk his business. Smith recalls that on his grandfather's death, an Alexandria funeral home refused to accept payment from the family because W.W. Smith had helped to pay expenses for many poor persons who had died over the years. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rapides Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse. ... Alexandria is a city in Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish. ...

Education, military, occupation

In 1950, Smith graduated from Winnfield High School, where he had been the president of both his junior and senior classes. One of his classmates, a year older, was former State Representative Jimmy D. Long of Natchitoches Parish. Smith recalls that the two once got into a boxing competition in which Smith prevailed. Thereafter, Smith jokes that Long, later a grocer in Natchitoches, would go out of his way to befriend his cousin. Smith explained that he was a paternal Smith and a maternal Long, and Jimmy Long was a paternal Long and a maternal Smith because Jimmy Long's mother was the former Ruby Smith (1906-1984). So each were half Longs and half Smiths. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Jimmy Dale Long, Sr. ... Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... A grocer is a dealer in staple foodstuffs, such as meats, produce or dairy products, and other household supplies. ... The city of Natchitoches (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After high school, Smith attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe for a semester. At the time the institution was known as Northeast Junior College; it later became Northeast Louisiana University before it was designated UL-M. Smith worked in a pants factory in Monroe in a vain bid to pay college expenses. Being a half Long did not necessarily mean that one had the funds to attend college, Smith said. A view over the Bayou DeSiard of the ULM library and conference center The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is a coeducational public university located in Monroe, Louisiana, and is a part of the University of Louisiana System. ... The city of Monroe is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...

On the day after Christmas, 1950, Smith enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served eight months at Maxwell Air Force Base near the capital city of Montgomery, Alabama. He was discharged for family hardship because of the state of his father's health. Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial-warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Maxwell Air Force Base (offically known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base) is a United States Air Force facility near Montgomery, Alabama. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Mayor Bobby Bright Area    - City 404. ...

Mayor of Pineville, Louisiana

In 1953, Smith was employed by the telephone company. Two years later, he went to work for Pineville Gas Company (later part of the large Central Louisiana Electric Company). He stayed with CLECO for eleven years. He worked in Winnfield, Olla in La Salle Parish, and Pineville in northern Rapides Parish, located east of the Red River from Alexandria. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The telephone or phone is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ... The article on electrical energy is located elsewhere. ... Olla is a town located in La Salle Parish, Louisiana. ... Pineville is a city located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. ... The Red River is one of several rivers with that name, and of two rivers with that name in the United States. ...

From 1962-1966, Smith was the chairman of the Pineville Municipal Democratic Committee, a position which enable him to handle candidate recruitment and filing. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

In the spring of 1966, he was elected to a single term as mayor of Pineville. He unseated the incumbent Elmo Futtrell by 121 votes. His experience in dealing with utilities proved valuable in winning the office. In 1970, Smith did not seek mayoral reelection but ran instead for alderman at-large. He unseated incumbent Robert Cespiva in that race. As alderman at-large, Smith often clashed with his successor as mayor, fellow Democrat and outgoing city council member Fred H. Baden (born 1934), a former plumber who went on to hold the mayor's position for twenty-eight years. Pineville is particularly known for its large Baptist population and the location of Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College, and its continued prohibition against the sale of alcoholic beverages. Like most of the Longs, Smith is Baptist, but he did not secure the support of most of the Baptist leaders in Pineville. Look up spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, sewage, drainage, venting, heating and air-conditioning, or industrial process plant piping. ... Baptist is a term describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. ... Louisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana affilliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,000 students. ... The term Prohibition, also known as Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ... King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... Baptist is a term describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. ...

Alexandria politics

In 1971, Smith ran for the Louisiana State Senate against the veteran Cecil R. Blair of Lecompte in south Rapides Parish. Other candidates also challenged Blair in the Democratic primary (prior to the adoption of the Louisiana jungle primary). One was the Alexandria businessman Arnold Jack Rosenthal (born 1923). During the Senate race, United States District Judge E. Gordon West in Baton Rouge altered the district lines and removed precincts that Smith considered favorable to him from the district. Smith nevertheless entered the party runoff against Blair. Rosenthal, the third-place finisher, endorsed Smith, but Blair still won by just over 2,000 votes. Blair, like Smith, was part of the Long faction. There was no Republican candidate at the time, and Blair was unopposed in the general election. Even in 2007, it is still difficult for the Louisiana GOP to recruit legislative candidates in such heavily Democratic areas. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Lecompte is a town located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. ... In the jungle primary, all candidates run in the same initial election regardless of party label. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Map of the boundaries of the United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ... Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ... A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. ... The Republican Party is a one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Republican Party is a one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ...

Smith and Rosenthal continued their political relationship after Rosenthal was elected as Alexandria's last finance and utilities commissioner in the spring of 1973, prior to the adoption of a new city charter, effective in 1977. Smith, who had resigned as alderman in Pineville because of his difficulties of working with Baden, joined Rosenthal as his executive assistant. However, in 1975, Smith was dismissed from the post by Rosenthal's two Democratic council colleagues, Mayor John K. Snyder (1922-1993) and Streets and Parks Commissioner Malcolm P. Hebert, Sr. (1926-2006). The 2-1 firing was upheld even though it had been previously permitted for a commissioner to select his own administrative assistant. Smith recalls that Snyder once removed a door from a toilet in Rosenthal's office on the spurious grounds that he and Rosenthal were eavesdropping from the restroom. The 1973-1977 administration was the last under the commission form of municipal government. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... John Kenneth Snyder, Sr. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Malcolm P. Hebert Malcolm Paul Hebert, Sr. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Later political campaigns

After his Pineville-Alexandria years, Smith worked for a time as an automobile salesman in Houston, then returned to Pineville, and went full circle back to Winn Parish, where he engaged in the sale of timber and land. Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for use—from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use—as structural material for construction or wood...

He had wed the former Helen Jordan in 1953, and they had three children, Marilyn O'Hare (born 1954), Patricia (born 1955), and Robert Ray Smith (1959-1998). Marilyn is a financial planner in Baton Rouge, and Patricia is the wife of a Methodist minister in Opelousas, the seat of St. Landry Parish, in south Louisiana. Robert was a long-distance truck driver. Floyd and Helen Smith divorced in the early 1970s. Helen remarried and moved to Houston. In 1980, Smith married his current wife, the former Shirley McLean, a native of Shreveport, the former wife of Jay Bond of Pineville. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... The city of Opelousas is the parish seat of St. ... St. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: Port City, Ratchet City, River City Motto: City of Shreveport 1836 Location in the state of Louisiana. ...

In 1983, Smith waged a quixotic bid for governor, a protest campaign to bring attention to the dilapidated condition of Louisiana roads. He suggested that no one should campaign for governor unless he drives throughout the state. That way, he maintained, whoever wins will have an understanding of the continuing problems of poor highways. Former Governor Edwin Washington Edwards, considered part of the Long tradition, won the election that year, easily unseating the incumbent Republican David C. Treen. There were a half dozen minor candidates, including Smith, who finished with only 2,314 votes. For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ... David Conner Treen, Sr. ...

In 1995 and again in 1999, the political bug again bit Smith. He waged two futile campaigns for sheriff of Winn Parish against the incumbent James E. "Buddy" Jordan, a fellow Democrat. In 1995, Smith actually finished second in the race with 741 votes (11 percent) to Jordan's 4,770 (73 percent); there were three other minor Democratic candidates also on the ballot. In 1999, Smith was the only challenger to Jordan. He received 969 votes (17 percent) to Jordan's 4,871 (83 percent). 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 2003, Smith entered the jungle primary for the Winn Parish seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He polled some 1,736 ballots (12 percent), but the incumbent Democrat Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright went on to win the general election against the Republican Tony Kevin Owens. Both Wright and Owens are from Jena. Wright was thereafter forced to resign over a morals charge, and another Democrat, Billy Chandler of Grant Parish, won the position in a special election in the spring of 2006. Chandler also defeated Owens, who had temporarily moved to Winnfield for that race. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Grant Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The indomitable Long legacy

Smith says that he can incredibly recall the assassination of U.S. Senator Huey Long on August 30, 1935, even though he was a few days short of his third birthday. He says that he does not remember any other early childhood event but can still visualize his parents being horrified on learning of the attack on Long. Smith said that it could be that he thought his parents were speaking of the "Huey P. Long" who was his uncle-playmate, rather than the former Louisiana "Kingfish". Whatever, the Longs and the Long legacy has been an integral part of Smith's own life. Assassin and Targeted killing redirect here. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Floyd and Shirley Smith live on Floyd Smith Road in Winnfield. The Winn Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body, named the road after Smith because he is one of the residents there.

References

Floyd W. Smith, Jr., to Billy Hathorn, February 18; March 11, 2007

Billy Hathorn, Review of Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 1973-1975, when Floyd Smith was the chief aide to a city commissioner

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