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In January 1978, a devastating [[tornado]] struck Bossier City. Mayor Anding and [[Sheriff]] Vol Dooley went on a Louisiana National Guard [[helicopter]] flight to survey the damage. Then KEEL [[radio]] announcer John Lee of [[Shreveport]] recalled the "shock and disbelief that Anding and Dooley both exhibited that morning and the absolute heart-felt sympathy that they expressed to those who were most seriously impacted by the storm."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/long-time-bossier-parish-law-enforcement-officer-passes-away/?trackback=tsmclip|title=Long-Time Bossier Parish Law Enforcement Officer Passes Away|date=August 13, 2014|publisher=KEEL (AM)|accessdate=December 28, 2014}}</ref>

In January 1978, a devastating [[tornado]] struck Bossier City. Mayor Anding and [[Sheriff]] Vol Dooley went on a Louisiana National Guard [[helicopter]] flight to survey the damage. Then KEEL [[radio]] announcer John Lee of [[Shreveport]] recalled the "shock and disbelief that Anding and Dooley both exhibited that morning and the absolute heart-felt sympathy that they expressed to those who were most seriously impacted by the storm."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/long-time-bossier-parish-law-enforcement-officer-passes-away/?trackback=tsmclip|title=Long-Time Bossier Parish Law Enforcement Officer Passes Away|date=August 13, 2014|publisher=KEEL (AM)|accessdate=December 28, 2014}}</ref>

Eleven months later, another destructive tornado struck Bossier City after first hitting El Dorado, Arkansas. This twister did at least $100 million in damage. Mayor Anding said that only divine intervention could have kept the death toll so low: "He ([[God]]) must have been with us. I can't believe we only had two deaths with the miserable, miserable mess we have out there."<ref name=tornado/> The Bossier City tornado leveled a nearly vacant motor hotel on the city's east side near Louisiana Downs. It injured sixty persons. Anding was compelled to order the arrest of looters and ordered a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The storm leveled homes, schools, trees, and businesses in an eight-mile path two-blocks wide.<ref name=tornado>{{cite web|url=http://www3.gendisasters.com/louisiana/13335/bossier-city-la-tornado-dec-1978?page=1|title=Bossier City, LA Tornado, Dec 1978|author=Stu Beitler|date=July 18, 2009|accessdate=December 28, 2014}}</ref>

The Bossier City twister left at least $100 million in damage. Mayor Anding said that only divine intervention could have kept the death toll so low: "He ([[God]]) must have been with us. I can't believe we only had two deaths with the miserable, miserable mess we have out there."<ref name=tornado/> The Bossier City tornado leveled a nearly vacant motor hotel on the city's east side near Louisiana Downs. Sixty people were injured. Anding was compelled to order the arrest of looters and imposed a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The storm leveled homes, schools, trees, and businesses in an eight-mile path two-blocks wide.<ref name=tornado>{{cite web|url=http://www3.gendisasters.com/louisiana/13335/bossier-city-la-tornado-dec-1978?page=1|title=Bossier City, LA Tornado, Dec 1978|author=Stu Beitler|date=July 18, 2009|accessdate=December 28, 2014}}</ref> Eleven months later, another destructive tornado struck Bossier City after first hitting El Dorado, Arkansas.

On May 22, 1981, Anding, while the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association, appeared on an episode of the [[PBS]] television series, ''Louisiana The State We're In,'' which can be accessed on-line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ldma.lpb.org/video_v2/asset-detail/LSWI-0470-03_Mayors|title=Panel Discussion with Three Mayors|publisher=Louisiana Public Broadcasting|accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref>

On May 22, 1981, Anding, while the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association, appeared on an episode of the [[PBS]] television series, ''Louisiana The State We're In,'' which can be accessed on-line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ldma.lpb.org/video_v2/asset-detail/LSWI-0470-03_Mayors|title=Panel Discussion with Three Mayors|publisher=Louisiana Public Broadcasting|accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref>