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A 'wild' Shreveport election ends Saturday when Greg Tarver or Tom Arceneaux will be mayor

Por: The Advocate Politics December 09, 2022

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SHREVEPORT — Based on recent history, Greg Tarver should be coasting to victory Saturday to be the next mayor of Shreveport, the state’s third largest city.Like Tarver, the current mayor and his two predecessors have all been Black Democrats, and Black people constitute a slender majority of Shreveport’s registered voters.But in a twist, those three mayors have all endorsed Tarver’s opponent, Tom Arceneaux, a White Republican lawyer,... + full article



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