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{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Johnny Clinton McFerren

| name=John Clinton "Johnny" McFerren, Jr.

| office=Louisiana State Representative for District 7 (Caddo and DeSoto parishes)

| office=Louisiana State Representative for District 7 (Caddo and DeSoto parishes)

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]   

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]   

| succeeded=[[Beverly Bruce|Beverly Gourdon Bruce]]

| succeeded=[[Beverly Bruce|Beverly Gourdon Bruce]]

| birth_date=October 29, 1933

| birth_date=October 29, 1933

| birth_place=Place of birth missing<br>

| birth_place=Marthaville<br>Natchitoches Parish<br> [[Louisiana]]<br>

Resident of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]

| residence=Stonewall, DeSoto Parish<br>

| death_date=

[[Shreveport]], Louisiana

| death_date=August 1, 2018 (aged 84)

| death_place=

| death_place=

| resting_place=

| resting_place=Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport

| religion=

| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]

| occupation=[[Business]]man<br>

| occupation=[[Business]]man<br>

Former educator

Former educator

| children=Scott Clinton McFerren<br>

| children=Scott Clinton McFerren<br>

Karen Beth McFerren<br>

Karen Beth McFerren<br>

John Clinton and Mae Donaho McFerren

John Clinton and Mae Donaho McFerren

| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]

| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]

}}

}}

'''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/>

'''John Clinton McFerren, Jr.''', known as '''Johnny McFerren''' (October 29, 1933 &ndash; August 1, 2018),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-clinton-mcferren-johnny&pid=189792024&fhid=6175&f=portal|title=John McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 3, 2018}}<ref>Mylife.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> was a [[Shreveport]] [[business]]man and a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for Caddo and DeSoto parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=house/>

The middle of three sons of John Clinton McFerren (1903-1970) and the former Mae Donaho (1909-1998) of Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=

The middle of three sons of John Clinton McFerren, Sr. (1903-1970), and the former Mae Donaho (1909-1998) of Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=

https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McFerren&GSfn=John&GSmn=Clinton&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=29076134&df=all&|title=John Clinton McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> McFerren received a Master of Science degree in education from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. 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/

https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McFerren&GSfn=John&GSmn=Clinton&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=29076134&df=all&|title=John Clinton McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> McFerren received a Master of Science degree in education from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]. Originally a classroom teacher, he then served for twelve years on the elected Caddo Parish School Board, including a stint as board president. From 1980 to 1996, he represented state House District 7 for four terms, having succeeded 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/

|title=State Rep. appointed to U. L. Board|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 14, 2017|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>  

|title=State Rep. appointed to U. L. Board|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 14, 2017|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>  

From 2002 to 2004, McFerren was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

For sixty years, he owned McFerren Real Estate in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/> From 2002 to 2004, he was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He was 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 in 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 brothers were Wayne Martin McFerren (1936-2004), a painting contractor in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40913369|title=Wayne Martin McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> and Norman David McFerren (1931-2010) of Marthaville, 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>

McFerren was married to 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 in the Caddo Parish school system, assigned to the Eden Gardens and Forest Hill elementary schools. The McFerrens had two children, Scott Clinton McFerren and his wife, Lori, and 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 brothers were Wayne Martin McFerren (1936-2004), a painting contractor in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40913369|title=Wayne Martin McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> and Norman David McFerren (1931-2010) of Marthaville, 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>

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.

In 2017, Democratic 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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