Gilbet Dupre was a Louisiana State Representative of Opelousas. Dupre is known for being an opponent of Louisiana Governor Huey Long

Huey Long

Huey Pierce Long, Jr. , nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. Though a backer of Franklin D...

 and specifically of the new Louisiana State Capitol

Louisiana State Capitol

The Louisiana State Capitol building is the capitol building of the state of Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge. The capitol houses the Louisiana State Legislature, the governor's office, and parts of the executive branch...

 that Long was trying to get approved. At the time of Huey Long's senatorship Dupre was an elderly deaf man and when Dupre stood out against the creation of the new capitol building Huey Long had a hole drilled in the roof directly above Dupre's office in the Old Louisiana State Capitol

Old Louisiana State Capitol

The Louisiana's Old State Capitol is a building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States that housed the Louisiana State Legislature from the mid-19th century until the current capitol tower building was constructed in 1929....

 as punishment for Dupre's opposition. Unfortunately it tends to rain a lot in Baton Rouge especially when Congress is in session. By December 1931 Dupre had finally aligned himself with Long and had to speak out against an opponent of Long's named Dudley Leblanc in the Louisiana Progress.