Louis Jean Bush was a lawyer, state legislator, and businessman in Louisiana.
[1] He opposed secession, served as an officer in the Confederate Army, was a critic of Reconstruction policies, had a sugar and molasses business, and was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives as the Reconstruction era ended.
He served as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
[2][3] He was involved in establishing Thibodaux College.
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