Breaux, Johnston papers will go on display
The exhibit Two Gentlemen from Louisiana: The Congressional Papers of Senators John B. Breaux and J. Bennett Johnston Jr. will open Tuesday, Sept. 8, at LSU Libraries’ Special Collections in Hill Memorial Library on the LSU campus.
The papers of Louisiana’s former congressmen provide a useful resource for those interested in studying the development of public policy and the actors behind it.
The exhibit is named for the manner in which congressmen address one another on the U.S. House and Senate floors and marks the formal opening of the Breaux papers to researchers. Documents and photographs highlighting Breaux and Johnston’s political careers and legislative accomplishments during their combined 55 years in Congress will be displayed. A small sampling of items from other congressional collections also will be included.
Breaux and Johnston will attend a reception Oct. 9 in conjunction with a symposium hosted by the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, at which the senators will speak.
For more information, call (225) 578-6558 or visit http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special.