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<p>BATON ROUGE - There hardly was a dry eye among the 500 who gathered Tuesday in Baton Rouge to say goodbye to former U.S. Sen. Russell B. Long when his grandson, Russell Long Mosely, fought back tears to say how proud he was to bear his grandfather's name.</p>

<p>BATON ROUGE - Some 30 Washingtonians today are traveling by military transport to Louisiana to say goodbye to former U.S. Sen. Russell B. Long, a Shreveport native who once was one of America's most powerful leaders.</p> <p>U.S. Sen. John Breaux, one of Long's political successors in the role of bipartisan compromiser, will lead a contingent of luminaries paying their final respects during Long's funeral at noon at First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge.</p>

<p>BATON ROUGE - When people remember Russell Long, they remember the twinkle in his eye, his sense of humor - and his respectful use of power to benefit Louisiana.</p> <p>Long, 84, died at his adopted home of Washington, D.C., Friday night, the last of a family dynasty that was one of Louisiana's most powerful for more than 50 years, from the time his father, the legendary Huey "Kingfish" Long became governor in 1928 until Russell Long opted not to run for governor of Louisiana in 1987.</p>

<p>BATON ROUGE - Former U.S. Sen. Russell B. Long's family is bringing him back home to Baton Rouge for a funeral Tuesday at the Methodist church to which he belonged since childhood.</p> <p>Long, 84, developed difficulties at his Watergate Apartment Friday night and was pronounced dead soon after being taken to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. about five blocks away.</p>

<p>BATON ROUGE - When people remember Russell Long, they remember the twinkle in his eye, his sense of humor - and his respectful use of power to benefit Louisiana.</p> <p>Long, 84, died at his adopted home of Washington, D.C., Friday night, the last of a family dynasty that was one of Louisiana's most powerful for more than 50 years, from the time his father, the legendary Huey "Kingfish" Long, became governor in 1928 until Russell Long opted not to run for governor of Louisiana in 1987.</p>