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'''Johnny Clinton McFerren''' (born October 29, 1933)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/johnny-mcferren/e522767287248|title=Johnny McFerren|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>is a [[Shreveport]] [[business]]man and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for Caddo and DeSoto parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=house/>

'''Johnny Clinton McFerren''' (born October 29, 1933)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/johnny-mcferren/e522767287248|title=Johnny McFerren|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>is a [[Shreveport]] [[business]]man and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for Caddo and DeSoto parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=house/>

McFerren received a Master of Science degree in education from Northwestern State University in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. Originally a classroom teacher, he then served for twelve years on the elected Caddo Parish School Board. From 1980 to 1996, he represented state House District 7 for four terms, having succeeded the late Joe Henry Cooper (1918-1980)<ref name=house>{{cite web||url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> and was the chairman of the House Education Committee during the last of the four non-consecutive terms of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/money/business/2017/05/14/business/101565096/

One of three sons of John and Mae McFerren, he received a Master of Science degree in education from Northwestern State University in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. Originally a classroom teacher, he then served for twelve years on the elected Caddo Parish School Board. From 1980 to 1996, he represented state House District 7 for four terms, having succeeded the late Joe Henry Cooper (1918-1980)<ref name=house>{{cite web||url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020: Caddo and DeSoto parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> and was the chairman of the House Education Committee during the last of the four non-consecutive terms of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref name=stimes>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/money/business/2017/05/14/business/101565096/

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He is the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

He is the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

McFerren is the widower of the former Patsy Rae Moss (January 14, 1935 &ndash; November 22, 2016), the daughter of George and Hattie Moss of Provencal in Natchitoches Parish. Like her husband, she graduated with a master's degree in education from Northwestern State University. Thereafter, she taught for more than twenty years n the Caddo Parish school system, assigned to the Eden Gardens and Forest Hill elementary schools. She was an active member of the Brookwood [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church. McFerren is the father of a son, Scott Clinton McFerren, and a daughter, Karen Beth McFerren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=182701744|title=Patsy McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 25, 2016|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>  

McFerren is the widower of the former Patsy Rae Moss (January 14, 1935 &ndash; November 22, 2016), the daughter of George and Hattie Moss of Provencal in Natchitoches Parish. Like her husband, she graduated with a master's degree in education from Northwestern State University. Thereafter, she taught for more than twenty years n the Caddo Parish school system, assigned to the Eden Gardens and Forest Hill elementary schools. She was an active member of the Brookwood [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church. McFerren is the father of a son, Scott Clinton McFerren, and a daughter, Karen Beth McFerren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=182701744|title=Patsy McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 25, 2016|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> McFerren's brother, Norman McFerren (1931-2010) of Marthaville in Natchitochs Parish, an NSU graduate who served in the [[United States Army]], was a Baptist [[deacon]], and worked for thirty-seven years for ConAgra Foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=146778528|title=Norman McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

n 2017, Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] appointed McFerren to the board of  supervisors of the University of Louisiana System,<ref name=stimes/> headed by chancellor [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], also a Shreveport native.

In 2017, Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] appointed McFerren to the board of  supervisors of the University of Louisiana System,<ref name=stimes/> headed by chancellor [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], also a Shreveport native.

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