Judge Reggie inducted into
La. Political Hall of Fame

WINNFIELD - Judge Edmund Reggie was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame last night here in the birthplace of Huey and Earl Long who brought global fame to Louisiana politics.
The Hall of Fame is non-partisan and inducts those persons who, by their political life, have made special and extraordinary contributions to the politics of Louisiana.
   Reggie was selected by the Hall of Fame for his half century of distinguished work in the government of this state, maintaining a special integrity in the political processes that have made Louisiana well known throughout the nation.
At age 24, Reggie was the youngest judge in the United States when he presided in the Crowley Court.
   Besides serving as Crowley City Judge for 26 years and winning every precinct in every election, he also performed work in many political offices in the Executive Branch of Louisiana government. Among his outstanding positions, he reorganized the entire Louisiana executive department reducing state agencies from 357 to 17 without losing any of the functions of the government. He also served as Executive Counsel to the Governor of Louisiana. He was named an Envoy to the Middle East by President John F. Kennedy.
   Reggie served in more positions in the State Government without compensation than anyone in Louisiana history.
Enshrinement is made in the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame building in Winnfield where memorabilia from the political life of every inductee is preserved and publicly exhibited.
   Among others who distinguished themselves in Louisiana politics and were named to the Louisiana Hall of Fame last night were 94 year old former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Dudley Guglielmo, past State Senator William Boles; former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Edgar “Sonny” Mouton; former New Orleans Mayor and U.S. Secretary of HUD Moon Landrieu; present Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Charles DeWitt, Jr.; Doris Lindsey Holland (Rhodes) who was the first woman state legislator in 1936; former State Senator Virginia Shehee; and Jack Wardlaw, veteran political writer for the New Orleans Times Picayune.

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