Louisiana recently elected former state Sen. Melvin Holden

Jet, May 16, 2005 by Simeon Booker

Louisiana (which once led the nation in the slave trade) recently elected former state Sen. Melvin (Kip) Holden as the first Black mayor of Baton Rouge.

Simeon Booker, Washington Bureau Chief

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