E. S. Hathaway and his colleague, A. B. Ritter, were directly responsible for establishing organized mosquito control in Louisiana in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They jointly sought to educate governmental officials and Louisiana citizens that mosquitoes could be controlled if the efforts were based on scientific knowledge, trained personnel and appropriate funding. These men were instrumental also in establishing the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association and subsequently involved with the formation of the first 5 parish-wide mosquito control districts in Louisiana.