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January 16, 1919

January 18, 1920
"When asked by the mayor of Atlanta what his administration was doing to enforce prohibition, Louisiana governor Huey Long responded "not a damn thing."

"When the law took effect, Louisianans quickly perfected numerous methods to circumvent it. Indeed, some have argued that drinking liquor became even more popular in Louisiana after it was declared illegal. Rumrunning became a major industry; smugglers brought so many shiploads of illegal liquor to Louisiana that the price actually began to decline."
"In rural upstate parishes, illicit stills concealed in the vast woodlands provided customers with prodigious quantities of moonshine liquor, ranging from "Blind Tiger" to "Busthead" whiskey."
Federal agents were dispatched to Louisiana to enforce the law that the local government was not. But by 1926, Louisiana had more speakeasies and saloons selling alcohol than any other state...
March 4, 1924


Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards:
Rumrunners of the Apocalypse