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67-511: Simplex was founded by Paul Treen (father of United States Congressman and Louisiana Governor David Conner Treen ) in New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1920s with an initial investment of $ 25. Treen had been a dealer in Harley-Davidson motorcycles and had pitched them the idea of making a lightweight motorcycle for young riders. When Harley-Davidson rejected the idea, Treen decided to enter

134-501: A $ 5 million tax exemption provided to Blue Cross Blue Shield in Louisiana. In August 1982, Treen vetoed 24 bills passed by the legislature on the premise that most would have added expense to the already strained state budget. One of the bills would have exempted Butane and propane gas dealers from sales taxes. Treen worked to reform the state worker's compensation program, long known for its high insurance rates on business. When

201-455: A 1982 reform plan failed, Treen blamed LABI because the trade association would not compromise with the Democrats to secure a bill that could pass the legislature. LABI director Ed Steimel declared the worker's compensation problem at the time to be the major roadblock to bringing new and expanded industries into the state. Early in 1983, a revised worker's compensation bill was passed, and money

268-561: A Republican from Baton Rouge. Gonzales gave Treen a Bible inscribed, "Dave, Upon this good book, you took your oath of office. Please keep it close so it can serve as a constant reminder of your solemn commitment to the people of this great state ..." Treen entered office with Democratic Lieutenant Governor Robert L. Freeman (an Edwards floor leader during his two terms in the House), a Louisiana State Senate that had no Republican members, and Louisiana House of Representatives where Democrats had

335-541: A continuing and permanent basis to examine and criticize each other's policies and programs." If elected, Treen said that he would be "as independent as possible" in the governorship. Treen won the Republican primary with 92 percent of the vote. Treen polled 480,424 ballots (42.8%) to Edwards's 641,146 (57.2%) Treen carried twenty-seven parishes, mostly in the northern part of the state, with margins exceeding 60 percent in ten of those parishes. Weak support among black voters

402-612: A groundbreaking ceremony for a residence hall of their own. The four-story, 110,000 sf Living Learning Commons was designed by the joint-venture architectural team of Ashe Broussard Weinzettle and Tipton Associates. In August 2021, students returned to campus for the school year and became the first classes to occupy the Living Learning Commons. The $ 25 million facility, funded by the State of Louisiana, houses 360 students across 3 towers and 10 independent "neighborhoods." Amenities include

469-518: A man who threatens me and my employees." Treen vetoed the entire appropriation of nearly $ 381,500 for the lieutenant governor's office, resulting in a lawsuit from Freeman. A trial court initially blocked the veto, but in August 1983, the Louisiana Court of Appeal reversed that decision and let the veto stand: "In the present controversy, the issuance of the preliminary injunction, rather than preserving

536-502: A net gain of 12 seats in the U.S. House. In the 1974 midterm elections that happened nearly three months after the resignation of President Richard Nixon , Democrats added 49 seats to their House majority. However, in contrast to national trends, Treen won reelection against Democratic challenger State Representative Charles Grisbaum Jr. Treen carried 58.5 percent of the vote with 55,574 votes, while Grisbaum had 39,412 votes (41.5 percent). Also in that election cycle, Henson Moore won

603-649: A professional development program for teachers. Treen also signed legislation creating the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. However, as the Treen administration took place during the early 1980s recession , Louisiana faced increasing unemployment and bond debt. Treen lost his reelection bid in 1983 to Edwin Edwards , who had served as governor before Treen. After leaving

670-562: A public residential high school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana , US on the campus of Northwestern State University (NSU). It is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST). In 2016, Niche ranked LSMSA the 9th best public high school nationwide. LSMSA is the brainchild of State Representative Jimmy D. Long of Natchitoches, Robert A. Alost , then Dean of

737-671: A rally that " Reconstruction of the South is far from being over" and that "the Democratic and Republican parties would reduce the laboring man to mere tools in a socialistic state." Ultimately, Kennedy won the election in Louisiana; the States' Rights ticket received 21 percent of the popular vote in Louisiana. But after the result was in, Treen called for the Louisiana Legislature to refuse to accept Kennedy's electors and instead send those of

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804-537: A reliably conservative voting record, and he subsequently won reelection three times by increasing margins. Treen was among the inaugural members of the House Select Committee on Intelligence when it was created in 1975. In 1979, Treen won election as governor of Louisiana, and he resigned from the House in 1980 to take office as governor. During his single term as governor, Treen cut the state income tax and created

871-619: A scooter based on the Simplex Automatic drivetrain. The scooter was not made in large numbers and was discontinued in 1960 along with the Servi-Cycle. David Conner Treen David Conner Treen Sr. (July 16, 1928 – October 29, 2009) was an American politician and attorney from Louisiana . A member of the Republican Party , Treen served as U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 1973 to 1980 and

938-416: A specified time period. As LSMSA is located on a university campus, much of the residential life of LSMSA students resembles that of their university counterparts. Whereas a university has relatively little liability to bear when dealing with 18+ year old adults, LSMSA must contend with a student body mainly of minors. The school tries to enforce rigorous discipline under terms of "in loco parentis," meaning in

1005-430: A student lounge, covered porch, craft room, study rooms, a grand lobby, a health clinic, a demonstration kitchen and dining area, and an outdoor firepit. The Hall Commons in each neighborhood is suited for sharing a meal or hanging out, while the glassed-in study lounges maintain quiet for focus. Each neighborhood also features laundry facilities, with costs included in the student fee, as well as an office and apartment for

1072-556: A supermajority. During his single term, Treen appointed more African Americans to state offices than had any other previous governor in history. Treen named Lockport shipbuilder Donald G. Bollinger as the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections . Bollinger also served for two years as the state Republican chairman prior to Nungesser. After taking office, Treen elevated Ansel M. Stroud, Jr., from assistant adjutant general to adjutant general of

1139-439: A third term almost immediately following Treen's inauguration, had a dispute in the summer of 1983 over the 1983–84 operating budget for Freeman's office. Treen recommended $ 411,907, an amount considerably lower than Freeman had requested; the latter said he would have to lay off six of his fifteen employees. Freeman threatened to take Treen to court if he vetoed the larger amount: "I'm certainly not going to continue cooperating with

1206-622: Is considered as a "Special School" by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education." In 2017, state Senator Francis C. Thompson of Delhi introduced legislation to name the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in honor of Jimmy D. Long , who as the chairman for sixteen years of the House Education Committee, was among those instrumental in the establishment of the institution. After strong support in

1273-546: The 1960 U.S. presidential election , Treen ran as an elector for the States' Rights Party , which supported Virginia U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. , a segregationist Democrat, over the two mainstream candidates, Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon . He also served as the chairman of the party's state central committee. Along with Treen, States' Rights electors from Louisiana included hard-line segregationists Leander Perez and Willie Rainach . Treen warned at

1340-526: The 1970 United States Census , Louisiana's 2nd congressional district was reapportioned to exclude parts of Jefferson Parish with strong Republican support, including Treen's residence. Treen was challenged in 1971 in the only Republican gubernatorial closed primary ever held in Louisiana by Robert Max Ross . In a campaign tour in Minden , Treen said that Louisiana needed "true competition" in state government, or "a system in which two political parties operate on

1407-537: The 6th district race and became just the second Republican elected to Louisiana's congressional delegation in the 20th century. Although Democrat Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election both nationally and in Louisiana , Treen won reelection in 1976 by an even larger margin than 1974, with nearly 73 percent of the vote against Democratic candidate David Scheuermann. Already using them in gubernatorial elections, Louisiana began using open primaries for congressional elections in 1978; Treen ran unopposed in

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1474-696: The Louisiana National Guard , a position that Stroud continued to hold until 1997. In 1981, Treen signed into law the Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science in Public School Instruction Act, commonly called the Creationism Act. Authored by Senator Bill Keith of Caddo Parish, the bill required public schools to balance the teaching of evolution and creation science . Three years after Treen left office,

1541-1046: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 to allow states greater review of offshore drilling on the Gulf Coast. Treen also introduced an amendment to the Small Business Act that was enacted as section 5 of the Small Business Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-386). The amendment added the following text to the Small Business Act: "If loan applications are being refused or loans denied by such other department or agency responsible for such work or activity due to administrative withholding from obligation or withholding from apportionment, or due to administratively declared moratorium, then, for purposes of this section, no duplication shall be deemed to have occurred." According to The Times-Picayune ,

1608-498: The United States Supreme Court ruled against that law in the 1987 case Edwards v. Aguillard , as creation science is not science but religious teaching. Introduced by State Representative Jimmy D. Long of Natchitoches Parish , chair of the House Education Committee, a 1981 bill signed by Treen established the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts , a statewide high school for gifted children located on

1675-541: The early 1980s recession took hold, the statewide unemployment rate in Louisiana consistently rose and reached a high of 13.3 percent in June 1983. In 1982, Treen proposed a $ 450 million tax on petroleum and natural gas , to support preservation of coastal wetlands, as more was being understood about their critical role in protecting the coast. It was known as the Coastal Wetlands Environmental Levy, but

1742-746: The 1,526 signed by Edwards in his two terms. In 1983, Treen signed legislation that established the Department of Environmental Quality, which opened on February 1, 1984. He accused "political special interests" loyal to Edwin Edwards with undermining his effort. During the Treen administration, revenues from the Louisiana state income tax decreased by $ 100 million, but the state budget increased to nearly $ 6 billion. Two years into Treen's governorship, Louisiana owed nearly $ 2.5 billion in capital construction project bond debt. Treen entered office in March 1980 with Louisiana's unemployment rate at 6.4 percent. However, as

1809-452: The 1978 District 3 open primary. Because he faced no opposition in the primary, scheduled for September 16, no votes were tabulated for his district in the general election on November 7, and Treen won reelection by default. Nationally, Republicans gained 15 seats in the U.S. House. Sworn in to office on January 3, 1973, Treen became the first Republican from Louisiana to serve in Congress in

1876-507: The 20th century. In its 100-point scale ranking members of Congress for their votes on key conservative issues, the American Conservative Union (ACU) rated Treen a perfect 100 in 1973. By 1979, Treen had a lifetime ACU rating of 91. In contrast, Americans for Democratic Action rated Treen 5 out of 100 in 1979 on votes for liberal policies. While in Congress, Treen was part of a special committee that successfully amended

1943-562: The 51st governor of Louisiana from 1980 to 1984. Treen was the first Republican elected to either office since Reconstruction . Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana , on July 16 1928 Treen grew up in New Orleans and later settled in Metairie . After three unsuccessful runs for Congress in the 1960s, Treen won his first election in 1972 to represent a U.S. House district that covered parts of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana . In Congress, Treen had

2010-451: The Arts is a state-supported, residential program, enrolling high achieving and talented students throughout Louisiana in grades ten through twelve. Most students begin as sophomores or juniors and are selected from a pool of applicants representing at least 65% of the state's public school districts, as well as private schools. The student body, therefore, represents the ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity of Louisiana residents. LSMSA

2077-516: The College of Education at Northwestern State University; Democratic State Senator Donald G. Kelly of Natchitoches; and Governor David C. Treen , which is where the Treen auditorium gets its name. The school was conceived to offer a unique experience to the state's brightest students while supplying Natchitoches with an influx of commerce and attention. On the heels of a fleeting surplus of state funds from oil revenues following America's oil crises of

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2144-556: The Louisiana States' Rights Party because he perceived the party to be anti-Semitic . In 1962 Treen joined the central committee of the Louisiana Republican Party . Encouraged by friends, Treen launched a campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives to serve Louisiana's 2nd congressional district , based in New Orleans , against incumbent Democrat Hale Boggs . Treen raised $ 11,000 for his 1962 campaign and lost

2211-531: The States' Rights Party, unpledged, to the Electoral College , saying there was no requirement that the legislature respect the popular vote. The legislature did not go along with Treen's idea. Treen emphasized in 1961 that his states' rights group was not affiliated with the National States' Rights Party , a group that he said was "a disgrace to the term 'states rights.'" However, Treen would later leave

2278-497: The Student Life Advisor. Rules regarding residential life are fairly stringent. Students have free time during weekdays during which they can sign out to various areas within the city of Natchitoches. The Louisiana School provides a shuttle for transportation because students can only use their cars to drive home on weekends, unless they have high grades and a good disciplinary record, in which case they may use their cars for

2345-462: The Treen administration. In December 1983, nearly two months after losing his re-election bid , Treen ordered the execution by electric chair of convicted murderer Robert Wayne Williams , the tenth American and first in Louisiana to face execution since the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976 upheld capital punishment in a series of cases including Roberts v. Louisiana . By September 1983, Treen signed only 34 pardons or commutations , far fewer than

2412-400: The Treen amendment granted access to Small Business Administration loans to those in the fishing industry. Following the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon that followed Watergate, Treen voted against the confirmation of former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to serve as vice president under Gerald Ford ; the confirmation passed both houses of Congress. In 1975, Treen

2479-465: The Wizard brand in the mid-1950s. Simplex's minimalist philosophy was maintained throughout the company's history, whose designs changed little after 1935. By the 1950s Simplex's designs were primitive, leading to the end of Servi-Cycle and Automatic production in 1960. Simplex continued to make minibikes and karts using proprietary small engines until 1975, when Simplex went out of business. Treen had sold

2546-579: The arts curriculum also submit a portfolio of artwork or audition. As of the 2007–2008 school year, LSMSA added its first sophomore class, which composed of 40 students. 65 students have been invited to be in the 2008–2009 Sophomore class. Students who attend LSMSA live in dorms , away from their families, much like college students. For most of the school's history, students lived in Caddo Hall (girls) or Prudhomme Hall (boys), both long-term loans from Northwestern State University. On March 13, 2019, LSMSA hosted

2613-625: The bar. Treen served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1952. After his discharge, Treen joined the law firm of Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles. From 1952 to 1957, Treen was legal counsel and vice president of the Simplex Manufacturing Corporation in New Orleans. In 1957, Treen became an associate at the Beard, Blue & Schmitt law firm before eventually being promoted to partner in what became Beard, Blue, Schmitt & Treen. In

2680-460: The campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches . The school opened in 1983. He established in 1981 the Litter Control and Recycling Commission, as a measure to improve quality of life in cities and other areas. Violators faced potential fines of $ 100 to $ 500 and/or several days of litter collection from along state highways. Capital punishment in Louisiana resumed very late in

2747-478: The classes are also taught with college textbooks. Among the various ensembles in both voice and instrumental, student musicians get the opportunity to perform music special to Louisiana through the Louisiana Composers' Consortium founded by LSMSA's own Dr. Al Benner. The school's College Admission Profile summarizes the school: "Graduating its first class in 1985, the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and

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2814-572: The company three years earlier, in 1972. Simplex was the only motorcycle manufacturer located in the American South . A 1935 Simplex Servi-Cycle motorcycle is currently on display in the Smithsonian Institution 's America on the Move exhibit. The two-stroke engine had a rotary valve and an " overhung " crankshaft with only one main bearing. A kick-starter was added by 1953. The Servi-Cycle

2881-491: The election, receiving only about a third of total votes. In 1964, Treen again challenged Boggs. In a year when Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater won the majority of statewide votes in Louisiana , Treen received 62,881 votes (45 percent) to Boggs' 77,009 (55 percent). Treen ran again in 1968 in his third and final campaign against Boggs, who was then the House majority whip ; Boggs won with 81,537 votes (51 percent) to Treen's 77,633 (49 percent). Following

2948-462: The engine to be shut off while the cycle is at rest. In 1941, a pedal-operated clutch was added. By 1950, Simplex added a belt-type automatic transmission. The ratio was changed by expanding and contracting the drive pulley, with a low ratio of approximately 18:1 and a high ratio of approximately 7:1. The transmission was belt-driven and drove the real wheel by belt, with automatic belt tensioning by jockey pulley. In 1956, Simplex began manufacturing

3015-528: The environmental tax would have generated. In 1986, out of office, Treen noted that state finances had declined by $ 450 million, an amount which he had projected CWEL would have brought into the state treasury. In December 1982, Treen abandoned his call for new taxes and attempted to cut $ 150 million from the state budget to provide seniority raises for state employees. House Speaker John Hainkel , meanwhile, proposed $ 40 million in higher taxes, including higher tuition and fees at vocational schools and repeal of

3082-599: The final qualifying spot for the general election was Louis Lambert , a Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission , with 20.74 percent of the vote. While Treen was most popular in the Greater New Orleans , Acadiana , and North Louisiana , Lambert had the strongest support among black voters and members of labor unions. One factor in black and labor voters' preferring Lambert, according to Howell Raines of The New York Times ,

3149-408: The former Alcee Fortier High School in New Orleans, where his classmates included the subsequent political consultant and journalist Victor Gold . He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 in history and political science from Tulane University in New Orleans. While at Tulane, he was a brother of Kappa Sigma fraternity . In 1950, he graduated from Tulane Law School and was admitted to

3216-496: The four Democratic candidates' campaign debts in exchange for their support. On March 10, 1980, the 51-year-old Treen became the 51st governor of Louisiana. Until then, the last Republican to serve in that office was Stephen B. Packard , who briefly served in the first few months of 1877 following the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction . His oath of office was administered by 19th Judicial Court Judge Douglas Gonzales,

3283-427: The governor's office, Treen continued to be politically involved in Louisiana, running for Congress and endorsing gubernatorial candidates as recently as 2008 before his death in 2009. Treen was born in the state capital of Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Joseph Paul and Elizabeth (née Speir) Treen. He attended public schools in the parishes of East Baton Rouge , Jefferson , and Orleans . In 1945, Treen graduated from

3350-468: The grounds that Edwards was no longer "retired" because he was running to reclaim the governorship. Cade said that Edwards would have collected only $ 14,000 in pension and not before the age of sixty had he not engineered legislative approval of the more lucrative package. Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) is

3417-475: The late seventies, Gov. Treen approved the funding for the school. Classes were originally held on the ground floor of Prudhomme Hall, an unused dormitory on the campus of NSU while female students lived in the upper floor and male students originally lived in Bossier Hall, another dorm. Renovation of the "High School Building," (known by no other formal title, but formerly the campus of Natchitoches High School )

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3484-548: The market himself and designed his Servi-Cycle. The Simplex Servi-Cycle was introduced in 1935. Although Simplex Manufacturing Corporation produced motorcycles for over 20 years, the last Simplex Automatics looked almost the same as the company's original 1935 Simplex Servi-Cycle motorcycle. Paul Treen would often visit the factory's tool shop and work with the engineers on new ideas himself, resulting in continuous improvements to Simplex products instead of annual new model introductions. Western Auto sold Simplex motorcycles under

3551-491: The measure ran into strong opposition from conservatives and the trade association, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI). Treen defended CWEL on the premise that it would place no undue burden on any individual or group and would increase the state coffers at a much higher yield than would a boost in the state income tax. LABI director Edward J. Steimel announced immediate opposition to CWEL. CWEL

3618-495: The school is similar to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM). Studies focus on mathematics , science , and the humanities . Like NCSSM math and science high schools, it has an arts program, with instruction in music , theater , visual art , and dance. Daily class schedules are conducted similar to college schedules (instead of the traditional class periods in most other high schools). Much of

3685-418: The start to the point that balancing its budget required over 11 million visitors paying the full $ 15 admission. Ultimately, under 7.5 million people attended, and most of them paid discounted admission prices. The exposition declared bankruptcy, and the governments of New Orleans and Louisiana lost a combined $ 140 million on the event. Treen and Lieutenant Governor Freeman, who openly endorsed Edwards' bid for

3752-542: The state Senate, the renaming legislation passed the House Education Committee despite heated opposition from alumni who object in part to the school having such a lengthy name. As LSMSA recruits students from all of Louisiana , it can be described as a statewide magnet school . Prospective students apply during the fall of their freshman, sophomore or junior year. Applicants submit application forms, grade transcripts, SAT or ACT results, and four letters of recommendation with one optional recommendation form. Applicants to

3819-592: The status quo, effectively mandated the expenditures of the vetoed funds from the state treasury at a time of declining state revenues and uniform budget cuts." Treen and Edwards were known as fierce rivals. Treen began his campaign for a second term in December 1982, with John Cade leading the group, 'People for Dave Treen.' At first, Cade emerged as the governor's campaign spokesman so that he could concentrate on his job duties. Cade questioned Edwards' decision to forgo his gubernatorial retirement income of $ 40,000 per year on

3886-520: The time, the district included the Acadiana and Greater New Orleans parishes of Iberia , Lafourche , St. Charles , St. Mary , and Terrebonne , as well as parts of Jefferson and St. Martin parishes. Treen defeated Democrat J. Louis Watkins Jr. with 71,090 (54 percent) to 60,521 (46 percent) votes on November 7, 1972. On the same day, incumbent President Richard Nixon , a Republican, carried Louisiana in winning reelection . Republicans also had

3953-816: Was Treen's 1960 work for the Louisiana States' Rights Party. For the December 8 general election, the four losing Democratic candidates, Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Fitzmorris , Secretary of State Paul Hardy , Speaker of the Louisiana House E.L. "Bubba" Henry and State Senator Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr. , all endorsed Treen. Their support helped him to defeat Democratic challenger Louis Lambert by 9,557 votes. Treen received 690,691 (50.3%) to Lambert's 681,134 (49.7%). He won 22 parishes in victory, compared to 27 parishes in defeat in 1972. Only ten parishes that had voted for Treen in 1972 stuck with him in 1979. His strongest parishes in victory were all in south Louisiana: Plaquemines, Lafayette, St. Tammany, and Iberia. Treen paid off

4020-520: Was among 59 co-sponsors of a bill introduced in 1979 to "facilitate increased enforcement by the Coast Guard of laws relating to the importation of controlled substances, and for other purposes"; the bill was signed by President Carter on September 15, 1980, months after Treen left Congress to serve as Governor of Louisiana. Because the state constitution restricted governors from seeking a third consecutive term in office, incumbent Governor Edwin Edwards

4087-596: Was among three conservative appointees of House Minority Leader John J. Rhodes to the newly created House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that was established to investigate activities of the United States Intelligence Community . While in Congress, Treen co-sponsored 26 bills that became law. Among those bills was a 1973 bill allowing Louisiana State University access to federal lands in Caddo Parish for pecan research. Treen also

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4154-461: Was claimed to have a fuel economy of 100 mpg ‑US (120 mpg ‑imp ; 2.4 L/100 km). The Servi-Cycle used a magneto of Simplex's own design, providing 6 volt electricity for the dual ignition and for the headlight, taillight and stoplight. The engine had dual spark plugs in its cylinder head. The original Servi-Cycle design had the engine drive the rear wheel by belt, with no transmission or clutch, requiring

4221-423: Was completed in 1984, and the ceremonial ribbon was cut by then Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards . The Louisiana School was the second state-supported residential school of its kind — the first being the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics , which opened in 1980. The school was founded in the early 1980s with the first class enrolling as juniors in the fall of 1983, graduating in 1985. Academically,

4288-416: Was defeated in the Louisiana House although it received approval from a majority of lawmakers; it fell twelve votes short of the required two-thirds needed. Among the opponents were conservative legislators Woody Jenkins of Baton Rouge and B.F. O'Neal, Jr., of Shreveport. After the defeat of CWEL, Treen ordered a three percent reduction in state employment, with the goal of saving $ 12 million, far less than

4355-554: Was earmarked to make the unemployment compensation fund solvent. No action was taken on a policy involving hiring out convict labor . "A majority of the Senate thought we had asked for enough. There was a lack of enthusiasm once again against a position taken by Victor Bussie, the president of the state AFL-CIO . With Treen's backing, the state of Louisiana subsidized the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition held in New Orleans from April to November 1984, which encountered financial issues from

4422-414: Was ineligible for the 1979 election . Treen was the only Republican candidate among six major candidates. On October 27, 1979, in one of the closest elections in Louisiana history, Treen won first place with nearly 22 percent of the vote in the jungle primary for governor, the second such election held in Louisiana following Edwards's reform of Louisiana elections. Barely finishing in second place and

4489-688: Was reported as one factor in Treen's loss. After a decade of service on the Republican State Central Committee, Treen was named as the Louisiana Republican national committeeman for a two-year stint that began in 1972. He succeeded his former ticket mate, Tom Stagg, who later was appointed as a U.S. District judge in Shreveport. Later in 1972, Treen ran for the open Louisiana's 3rd congressional district seat vacated by conservative Democrat Patrick T. Caffery of New Iberia . At

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