On this day, April 6, in 1929, the Louisiana House of Representatives impeached Gov. Huey Long on charges including blasphemy, public corruption, bribery and misuse of state funds.

Long had entered politics as an outsider, and his rapid rise to power had left many feathers ruffled. In 1929, he called a special session in both houses of the legislature to enact a 5-cent tax per oil barrel so he could raise the funds needed for his ambitious slate of welfare programs. Opponents to the tax led the move for impeachment.