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Walter J Champagne 1920 - 2003

Walter J Champagne of Port Barre, Saint Landry County, LA was born on September 9, 1920, and died at age 82 years old on July 23, 2003.

Walter J Champagne

Port Barre, Saint Landry County, LA 70577

September 9, 1920

July 23, 2003

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In 1920, in the year that Walter J Champagne was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.

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In 1935, at the age of merely 15 years old, Walter was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

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