diff --git a/templates/latex-ao.template b/templates/latex-ao.template
index 3fc1235..7daaa7e 100644
--- a/templates/latex-ao.template
+++ b/templates/latex-ao.template
@@ -223,6 +223,17 @@ $if(tables)$
 \newcommand{\PreserveBackslash}[1]{\let\temp=\\#1\let\\=\temp}
 \let\PBS=\PreserveBackslash
 
+\usepackage{longtable,booktabs}
+\usepackage{calc} % for calculating minipage widths
+% Correct order of tables after \paragraph or \subparagraph
+\usepackage{etoolbox}
+\makeatletter
+\patchcmd\longtable{\par}{\if@noskipsec\mbox{}\fi\par}{}{}
+\makeatother
+% Allow footnotes in longtable head/foot
+\IfFileExists{footnotehyper.sty}{\usepackage{footnotehyper}}{\usepackage{footnote}}
+\makesavenoteenv{longtable}
+
 $endif$