Richard Webster Leche was an American attorney, judge, and politician, elected as the 44th Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. He served from 1936 until 1939, when he resigned. Convicted on federal charges of misuse of federal funds, Leche was the first Louisiana chief executive to be imprisoned.
Richard W. Leche
Leche sits beside President Roosevelt at dedication of improvements in City Park in New Orleans in 1937.
The Richard W. Leche medallion on the east side north end of Strawberry Stadium at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University is an American public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. The current LSU main campus was dedicated in 1926, consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and the main campus historic district occupies a 650-acre (260 ha) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Downtown Baton Rouge Campus (1886–1925) Historical Marker
Louisiana State University Memorial Tower
A panorama of the LSU campus in 1909
Foster Hall as seen from Troy H. Middleton Library