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|name= Harold Dennis Freeman
|name= Harold Dennis Freeman
|caption=
|caption=
|office= [[Mayor]] of Logansport, DeSoto Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
|office=[[Mayor]] of Logansport, DeSoto Parish, [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
|term_start=1984
|term_start=1984
|term_end=2007
|term_end=2007
|birth_place= Joaquin, Shelby County, [[Texas]]
|birth_place= Joaquin, Shelby County, [[Texas]]
|death_date=November 23, 2007 (aged 67)
|death_date=November 23, 2007 (aged 67)
|death_place=Logansport, Louisiana
|death_place=Logansport,
|resting_place=Logansport Cemetery
|spouse=Katherine Thomas Freeman (married 1961–2007, his death
|spouse=Katherine Thomas Freeman (married 1961–2007, his death
|children= Pamela Kaye Freeman<br>
|children= Pamela Kaye Freeman<br>
|party= [Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|party= [Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|occupation=[[Insurance]] agent
|occupation=[[Insurance]] agent
|religion=[[United Methodist]]
|religion=[[United Methodist]]}}
}}
'''Harold Dennis Freeman''' (April 23, 1940 – November 23, 2007), known as '''Dennis Freeman''', was from 1984 until his death the [[mayor]] of Logansport, a town adjacent to the Sabine River in DeSoto Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. His contributions were particularly significant considering the otherwise limited role of a small-town mayor. For some sixteen years, he worked patiently with highway officials in Louisiana and [[Texas]] to construct a new border bridge over the Sabine.. Freeman also fought to keep the pending Interstate 69 route in western Louisiana closer to Logansport. He helped to establish the first fire and ambulance districts in DeSoto Parish.<ref name="Legacy.com Secure Server">[http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=98534216 Legacy.com Secure Server<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Harold Dennis Freeman''' (April 23, 1940 – November 23, 2007), known as '''Dennis Freeman''', was from 1984 until his death the [[mayor]] of Logansport, a town adjacent to the Sabine River in DeSoto Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. His contributions were particularly significant considering the otherwise limited role of a small-town mayor. For some sixteen years, he worked patiently with highway officials in Louisiana and [[Texas]] to construct a new border bridge over the Sabine.. Freeman also fought to keep the pending Interstate 69 route in western Louisiana closer to Logansport. He helped to establish the first fire and ambulance districts in DeSoto Parish.<ref name="Legacy.com Secure Server">[http://www.legacy.com/shreveporttimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=98534216 Legacy.com Secure Server<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Freeman is interred in Logansport Cemetery located near the riverfront. His marker reads "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." The riverfront had been an unattractive briar thicket until Freeman directed its renovation. Now, it is a welcoming entrance off U.S. Highway 84 into Louisiana from Texas. It has a terraced landscape, veterans' memorial, walking paths, gazebo, picnic tables, and a pavilion, mostly financed from grants and private donations.<ref name="The Shreveport Times"/>
Freeman is interred in Logansport Cemetery located near the riverfront. His marker reads "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." The riverfront had been an unattractive briar thicket until Freeman directed its renovation. Now, it is a welcoming entrance off U.S. Highway 84 into Louisiana from Texas. It has a terraced landscape, veterans' memorial, walking paths, gazebo, picnic tables, and a pavilion, mostly financed from grants and private donations.<ref name="The Shreveport Times"/>
Freeman's wife Katherine (born November 14, 1940), a Democrat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voterportal.sos.la.gov/home.aspx?galogin=voter |title=Katherine Freeman, November 1940 |publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State |accessdate=September 12, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> succeeded her husband as mayor.<ref>[http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/OBITUARIES01/801160355/1046/js07 The Shreveport Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She is listed among the state and local officials who endorsed the unsuccessful reelection bid in 2014 of Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2014/09/landrieus-gop-endorsements-pale-in-comparison-to-2008-election/|title=Landrieu’s GOP Endorsements Pale In Comparison To 2008 Election|publisher=Thehayride.com|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> Freeman's grandson, Thomas "Bryce" Alger was chairman of the DeSoto Parish Democratic Executive Committee from 2012 to 2016.
Freeman's wife Katherine (born November 14, 1940), a Democrat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voterportal.sos.la.gov/home.aspx?galogin=voter |title=Katherine Freeman, November 1940 |publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State |accessdate=September 12, 2014 }}</ref> succeeded her husband as mayor.<ref>[http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/OBITUARIES01/801160355/1046/js07 The Shreveport Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She is listed among the state and local officials who endorsed the unsuccessful reelection bid in 2014 of Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2014/09/landrieus-gop-endorsements-pale-in-comparison-to-2008-election/|title=Landrieu’s GOP Endorsements Pale In Comparison To 2008 Election|publisher=Thehayride.com|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> Freeman's grandson, Thomas "Bryce" Alger was chairman of the DeSoto Parish Democratic Executive Committee from 2012 to 2016.
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