Jimmy Dale Long (October 6, 1931 – August 9, 2016) was an American politician.
[3][4] Long graduated from Winnfield High School and then spent seven years in the United States Navy from 1948 to 1955.
[1] He later helped to acquire funds for building and modernization work at the university,[1] and for infrastructure projects in his district.
[1] He took a particular interest in education, being instrumental in the establishment of Louisiana Scholars' College at Northwestern University,[1] and the public residential high school Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.
[1] Long died in August 2016 of traffic collision in the afternoon at 1:00 pm next to his home in Natchitoches, Louisiana, at the age of 84.