Complex sentence: Camille F. Gravel, Jr. (1915-December 23,2005) was a giant in Louisiana and Democratic national politics for more than six decades though he never held elective office.
Split into simpler sentences: Camille F. Gravel, Jr. (1915--December 23,2005) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was a giant in Louisiana and Democratic national politics for more than six decades, although he never held elective office.