John Richard Rarick was an American politician, lawyer, jurist, and World War II veteran who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Louisiana's 6th congressional district from
James Hobson Morrison was an American lawyer and politician who served twelve terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana from 1943 to 1967.
John Rarick
…for Congress in Louisiana's 6th congressional district in response to the perceived racial moderation of incumbent 6th district Democratic Congressman James Morrison. Morrison had voted for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, like fellow Louisianan and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs but unlike the rest of the Louisiana…