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Once on the board, Guin argued against reducing the number of members, a position advocated by board president and later state legislator Don W. Williamson] Guin contended that smaller boards augment the power of [[interest group]]s. While the larger membership can be cumbersome and cause longer meetings, Guin said that more members insure that the overall well-being of the community is served, rather than organized vocal minorities.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "The Williamsons of Caddo Parish: A Political 'Mini-Dynasty", ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Winter 2008, p. 35.</ref>

Once on the board, Guin argued against reducing the number of members, a position advocated by board president and later state legislator Don W. Williamson] Guin contended that smaller boards augment the power of [[interest group]]s. While the larger membership can be cumbersome and cause longer meetings, Guin said that more members insure that the overall well-being of the community is served, rather than organized vocal minorities.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "The Williamsons of Caddo Parish: A Political 'Mini-Dynasty", ''[[North Louisiana History]]'', Winter 2008, p. 35.</ref>

===Public utilities commissioner===​

==Public utilities commissioner==

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In 1970, Guin and McGuire did not seek reelection to the school board but instead ran for the Shreveport city commission, Guin at public utilities and McGuire for [[mayor]], then the "commissioner of administration". Both lost to [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], Guin to William A. "Bill" Collins, a former public relations specialist, and McGuire to Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr., who vacated the position of utilities commissioner after eight years to run successfully for mayor. In 1974, Guin again challenged Collins for utilities commissioner and improved his showing from 1970 by some 7 percentage points but still lost 57-43 percent. When Collins vacated the post in 1977, Guin won a [[special election]] on June 18 with 51 percent of the vote to fill the remaining seventeen months in Collins's term.<ref>''Shreveport Journal'', June 20, 1977, p. 1.</ref>​

In 1970, Guin and McGuire did not seek reelection to the school board but instead ran for the Shreveport city commission, Guin at public utilities and McGuire for [[mayor]], legally the "commissioner of administration". Both lost to [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], Guin to William A. "Bill" Collins, a former public relations specialist, and McGuire to Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr., who vacated the position of utilities commissioner after eight years to run successfully for mayor. In 1974, Guin again challenged Collins for utilities commissioner and improved his showing from 1970 by some 7 percentage points but still lost 57-43 percent. When Collins vacated the post in 1977, Guin won a [[special election]] on June 18 with 51 percent of the vote to fill the remaining seventeen months in Collins's term.<ref>''Shreveport Journal'', June 20, 1977, p. 1.</ref>​

Guin hired Patricia Ann "Patsy" Forcier as his administrative assistant. At the time the wife of Ray Forcier of Shreveport, she has since been married to Billy Clapp of Ocala, [[Florida]]. Her father was the former  state Representative Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr., a Democrat from Tallulah in Madison Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/l/lancaste650nob.txt|title=Edgar H. Lancaster obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=October 15, 2009|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref> An  unlikely specialist on sewer matters, Forcier, who was barely thirty when she joined Guin's staff, proved invaluable to his brief tenure at the Shreveport Utilities Department. Forcier's unusual speciality for a young woman attracted national press attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57669453/|title=From Cancan to sewer lines|publisher=''San Bernardino County Sun''|author=Bonnie Davis|date=May 19, 1978|page=48|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>​

Guin hired Patricia Ann "Patsy" Forcier as his administrative assistant. At the time the wife of Ray Forcier of Shreveport, she has since been married to Billy Clapp of Ocala, [[Florida]]. Her father was the former  state Representative Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr., a Democrat from Tallulah in Madison Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/l/lancaste650nob.txt|title=Edgar H. Lancaster obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=October 15, 2009|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref> An  unlikely specialist on sewer matters, Forcier, who was barely thirty when she joined Guin's staff, proved invaluable to his brief tenure at the Shreveport Utilities Department. Forcier's unusual speciality for a young woman attracted national press attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57669453/|title=From Cancan to sewer lines|publisher=''San Bernardino County Sun''|author=Bonnie Davis|date=May 19, 1978|page=48|accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>​