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'''Herman Farr''' (November 11, 1917 – June 6, 2008)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=111278249|title=Rev. Herman Farr obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 10, 2008|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref> was an [[African-American]] clergyman who was among the first three members of his race to serve on the city council in [[Shreveport]], the largest city in North [[Louisiana]]. Farr served a single four-year term from 1978 to 1982, under the single-member district mayor-council format, which that year replaced the former at-large city commission government. His black colleagues were Hilry Huckaby, Jr., and Gregory Tarver, later a member of the Louisiana State Senate from Caddo Parish.
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|name=Herman Farr
|birth_date=November 11, 1917
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|death_date=June 6, 2008
|death_place=[[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]
|spouse=Bruetta Dupree Farr
|religion=[[Baptist]]
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'''Herman Farr''' (November 11, 1917 – June 6, 2008)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=111278249|title=Rev. Herman Farr obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 10, 2008|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref> was an [[African-American]] clergyman who was among the first three members of his race to serve on the city council in [[Shreveport]], the largest city in North [[Louisiana]]. Farr served a single four-year term from 1978 to 1982, under the single-member district mayor-council format, which that year replaced the former at-large city commission government. His black colleagues were Hilry Huckaby, Jr., and Gregory Tarver, later a member of the Louisiana State Senate for Caddo Parish.
The mayor during Farr's term on the council was William Thomas "Bill" Hanna (1930-2016). Former Mayor James C. Gardner (1924-2010) was a member of the founding city council with Farr. In 1982, when John Brennan Hussey was elected mayor, Farr was defeated for reelection by his fellow black Democrat, Joe Shyne, who in 2008 still represented historically black District E on the legislative body.
The mayor during Farr's term on the council was William Thomas "Bill" Hanna (1930-2016). Former Mayor James C. Gardner (1924-2010) was a member of the founding city council with Farr. In 1982, when John Brennan Hussey was elected mayor, Farr was defeated for reelection by his fellow black Democrat, Joe Shyne, who in 2008 still represented historically black District E on the legislative body.