Sixty Rayburn
| Benjamin Burras "Sixty" Rayburn, Sr. | |
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"Sixty" Rayburn at his desk
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| Louisiana State Senate District 12 (St. Helena, St. Tammany, Washington, and Tangipahoa parishes) | |
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In office 1951–1996 |
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| Preceded by | H. H. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Philip Granville "Phil" Short |
| Louisiana State Representative from Washington Parish | |
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In office 1948–1951 |
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| Preceded by | Murphy R. Williams |
| Succeeded by | N. L. Smith |
| Member of Washington Parish Police Jury (county commission in other states) | |
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In office 1944–1948 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 11, 1916 Sumrall, Lamar County Mississippi, US |
| Died | March 5, 2008 (aged 91) Bogalusa Washington Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Palestine Cemetery in Washington Parish |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Hazel Blanchard Rayburn (1918–2001) |
| Children |
Tommie Jean Rayburn |
| Occupation | Horse rancher; farmer; pipefitter |
| Religion | Baptist |
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(1) Like Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate, Sixty Rayburn was the Louisiana State Senate's answer to longevity in public life. (2) Rayburn's voice and mannerisms as well as his political philosophy and even his religious affiliation were said to mirror those of his mentor, Earl Kemp Long. (3) Rayburn was perhaps the staunchest legislative defender of the Louisiana charity hospital system and worked to bring such a facility to Bogalusa. (4) The Rayburn School of Veterinary Science in Baton Rouge honors his commitment to the establishment of the Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine, the only in the state. (5) Because of longevity, Rayburn was known unofficially as the "Dean of the Louisiana Senate". |
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Tommie Jean Rayburn
Betty Ann Rayburn Bedwell
(1) Like Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate, Sixty Rayburn was the Louisiana State Senate's answer to longevity in public life.
(2) Rayburn's voice and mannerisms as well as his political philosophy and even his religious affiliation were said to mirror those of his mentor, Earl Kemp Long.
(3) Rayburn was perhaps the staunchest legislative defender of the Louisiana charity hospital system and worked to bring such a facility to Bogalusa.
(4) The Rayburn School of Veterinary Science in Baton Rouge honors his commitment to the establishment of the Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine, the only in the state.
Benjamin Burras Rayburn, Sr., known as B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn (August 11, 1916 – March 5, 2008), was a veteran politician from Bogalusa, an incorporated city in Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. He was a firm supporter of the region's public hospitals, highways, and its indigenous Southeastern Louisiana University.
He served as a populist Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1948 to 1996. Rayburn's political roots were imbedded in the administrations of Governor Earl Kemp Long, but he was also friendly with later chief executives John J. McKeithen and Edwin Washington Edwards. On the other hand, Rayburn was hostile towards any and all reform efforts, especially those pushed by governors Robert Kennon, David C. Treen and Buddy Roemer.
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