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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. Upon McFerren's death, Governor Edwards called him "an exemplary leader as a former state representative, teacher and Caddo Parish School Board member. He understood the importance of giving our children the tools necessary to earn a quality education and the difference it would make in their lives. He was a champion for education at all levels."<ref name=mns/>

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. Upon McFerren's death, Governor Edwards called him "an exemplary leader as a former state representative, teacher and Caddo Parish School Board member. He understood the importance of giving our children the tools necessary to earn a quality education and the difference it would make in their lives. He was a champion for education at all levels."<ref name=mns/>

After services on August 4, 2018, at the Brookwood Baptist Church in Shreveport, founded in 1955, of which he was a founding member and a deacon, McFerren will be interred beside his wife at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

After services on August 4, 2018, at the Brookwood Baptist Church in Shreveport, founded in 1955, of which he was a founding member and a deacon, McFerren was interred beside his wife at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

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