J. Bennett Johnston, a pro-business Democrat who during 24 years in the U.S. Senate steadfastly defended Louisiana’s oil and ...

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He chose not to roll the dice in that race and never ran for office again. Johnston's survivors include his wife Mary and four children: Hunter, Sally, Mary and Bennett. Funeral plans have not yet ...