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Shreveport elects its first Republican mayor in 28 years

Por: Associated Press Politics December 11, 2022

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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Voters in Louisiana’s third-largest city have elected a Republican mayor for the first time in 28 years.Tom Arceneaux, 71, won a runoff election Saturday to become the next mayor of Shreveport. He defeated Louisiana state Sen. Greg Tarver, a Black Democrat, in a city where roughly 55% of registered voters are African American. Arceneaux and Tarver were the top two finishers in the November mayoral election, but neither... + full article



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