Blanche Long | |
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| Member of the Louisiana Tax Commission | |
| In office May 20, 1964 – December 24, 1976 | |
| Governor | John McKeithen Edwin Edwards |
| Preceded by | Charles Porpora |
| Succeeded by | Jamar Adcock |
| First Lady of Louisiana | |
| In role May 8, 1956 – May 10, 1960 | |
| Governor | Earl Long |
| Preceded by | Eugenia Kennon |
| Succeeded by | Alvern Davis |
| In role May 11, 1948 – May 13, 1952 | |
| Governor | Earl Long |
| Preceded by | Alvern Davis |
| Succeeded by | Eugenia Kennon |
| In role June 26, 1939 – May 14, 1940 | |
| Governor | Earl Long |
| Preceded by | Elton Leche |
| Succeeded by | Louise Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Blanche Beulah Revere December 17, 1902 Covington, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 1998 (aged 95) Covington, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Blanche Beulah Revere Long (née Revere; December 17, 1902 – May 11, 1998) was the first lady of the state of Louisiana, serving three nonconsecutive terms.
Raised in New Orleans, she married Earl Long in 1932 and was active in his successful bids for lieutenant governor and governor of Louisiana. She was the first lady of Louisiana from 1939 to 1940, 1948–1952, and 1956–1960. In 1959, after Earl's increasingly erratic behavior including a highly publicized affair with stripper Blaze Starr, Blanche attempted to have him involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital, but failed when he used the governor's authority to dismiss the hospital's administrator.
After Earl's death in 1960, Blanche Long remained active in Louisiana politics. She was the campaign manager for John McKeithen's successful 1964 gubernatorial campaign, and served on the Louisiana Tax Commission from 1964 to 1976.