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==Background==

==Background==

Norris is one of four children, two surviving, of William Wiley Norris, II (1909–1987), a native of Smith County in south central [[Mississippi]], and the former Rosalie Beeson (1911–1996), who are both interred at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Norris+&GSfn=William&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1145&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=17148767&df=all&|title=William Norris, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref>  Norris' brother, [[William Wiley NorrisI, III]], was a Monroe-based judge for many years.

Norris is one of four children, two surviving, of William Wiley Norris, II (1909–1987), a native of Smith County in south central [[Mississippi]], and the former Rosalie Beeson (1911–1996), who are both interred at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Norris+&GSfn=William&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1145&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=17148767&df=all&|title=William Norris, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref>  Norris' brother, [[William Wiley Norris, III]], was a Monroe-based judge for many years.

Norris graduated from West Monroe High School.<ref name=norrisbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/DI/20140424/NEWS01/304240015/|title=West Monroe Mayor Norris to deliver commencement at ULM|date=April 25, 2014|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=May 22, 2014 (article can no longer be accessed on Internet)}}</ref> In 1963, he obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana State College. In 1965, he procured a [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He obtained the [[Doctor of Business Administration]] from Mississippi State University in Starkville.<ref name=chac>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=o9SASkgB__IC&pg=PA351&lpg=PA351&dq=Dave+Norris+in+Chacahoula&source=bl&ots=53c_ydAEDd&sig=aNkCrW0dfkXJhhsjGwPCgNcwN8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DvJvUsDIPMW92wXN0YG4Bw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Dave%20Norris%20in%20Chacahoula&f=false|title=Making It: Mayor's Enthusiasm Promotes Interest|publisher=''The Chacahoula'' (1984)|accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>  

Norris graduated from West Monroe High School.<ref name=norrisbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/DI/20140424/NEWS01/304240015/|title=West Monroe Mayor Norris to deliver commencement at ULM|date=April 25, 2014|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=May 22, 2014 (article can no longer be accessed on Internet)}}</ref> In 1963, he obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana State College. In 1965, he procured a [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He obtained a doctorate in business administration from Mississippi State University in Starkville.<ref name=chac>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=o9SASkgB__IC&pg=PA351&lpg=PA351&dq=Dave+Norris+in+Chacahoula&source=bl&ots=53c_ydAEDd&sig=aNkCrW0dfkXJhhsjGwPCgNcwN8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DvJvUsDIPMW92wXN0YG4Bw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Dave%20Norris%20in%20Chacahoula&f=false|title=Making It: Mayor's Enthusiasm Promotes Interest|publisher=''The Chacahoula'' (1984)|accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>  

From 1966 until his election as mayor in 1978, Norris was an associate professor of [[economics]] and director of the Small Business Institute at the his alma mater, ULM. After becoming mayor, he continued to teach part-time at ULM until 1998.<ref name=norrisbio/><ref name=dnnorris/> One of the students whom Norris mentored was Robert "Bob" Mann, a journalist and political historian who holds the Douglas Manship Chair of Journalism at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobmannblog.com/2012/06/12/three-tiger-stadiums-filled-with-poor-children-the-scandal-of-poverty-in-louisiana/|title=Three Tiger Stadiums Filled With Poor Children: The Scandal of Poverty in Louisiana|publisher=bobmannblog.com|accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

From 1966 until his election as mayor in 1978, Norris was an associate professor of [[economics]] and director of the Small Business Institute at the his alma mater, ULM. After becoming mayor, he continued to teach part-time at ULM until 1998.<ref name=norrisbio/><ref name=dnnorris/> One of the students whom Norris mentored was Robert "Bob" Mann, a journalist and political historian who holds the Douglas Manship Chair of Journalism at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobmannblog.com/2012/06/12/three-tiger-stadiums-filled-with-poor-children-the-scandal-of-poverty-in-louisiana/|title=Three Tiger Stadiums Filled With Poor Children: The Scandal of Poverty in Louisiana|publisher=bobmannblog.com|accessdate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>