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Mourners bid farewell to McKeithen By MARSHA SHULER mshuler@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau COLUMBIA -- Mourners flocked to this village Tuesday to celebrate Walter Fox McKeithen as a slice of Louisiana history and a mix of forgivable vices and bedrock virtues. The longtime secretary of state died Saturday, five months after he was paralyzed by a fall and two decades after following his late father, Gov. John McKeithen, into a colorful political career. In control to the end, McKeithen ordered a breathing aid turned off after saying goodbyes and ensuring his family was secure, daughter Marjorie McKeithen Schlesinger told an overflow...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A group of Louisiana newspapers are suing for access to the 911 tapes that summoned help last month for Secretary of State Fox McKeithen, who was paralyzed in a fall at his home. The state's Gannett newspapers — The Times of Shreveport, The News-Star of Monroe, The Town Talk of Alexandria, The Daily Advertiser of Lafayette and The Opelousas Daily World — are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, along with the Louisiana Press Association and Gannett reporter John Hill, who works in the company's capital bureau in Baton Rouge. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, contends...

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<p>Services for Mrs. Marjorie Howell Funderburk McKeithen, age 84, of Hogan Plantation, Columbia will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, March 26, 2004 from the First United Methodist Church in Columbia with Rev. Howard Hudson officiating. Interment will be follow in McKeithen Family Plot on Hogan Plantation.</p>

<p>BATON ROUGE - The state's top election official says Louisiana needs to drop its presidential primary, but two political science professors say the state must move it up or form a regional pact if the state is to have more of a voice in choosing the candidates for president.</p>

<p>Posted on November 11, 2003 After polling registrars of voters around the state, Secretary of State Fox McKeithen has estimated that 45 percent of the state's electors will bother to vote in the Nov. 15 election.</p> <p>McKeithen said his projections are based on registrars' reports on the strength of last week's absentee voting. McKeithen predicted a 65 percent turnout in the Oct. 4 primary, but only about 50 percent of the voters trekked to the polls.</p>