Watergate, Louisiana and Richard Nixon

This month marks the 50-year anniversary of the Watergate break-in. Those of us who remember were often mesmerized by the full press coverage the event produced. I was commuting to Baton Rouge each day in 1972 as a delegate to the constitutional convention. Driving to and from the state capital, I was glued to my radio as events unfolded that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon…