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'''Billy Henry Robertson''' (May 5, 1938 – June 27, 2013), known as '''Bill Robertson''', was the longest-serving [[mayor]] of the small city of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. With 22.5 years, he was first elected on November 6, 1990, and held the position until his death in office.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130627/NEWS01/130627012/Minden-mayor-Bill-Robertson-dies|author=Curtis Heyen|title="Minden Mayor Bill Robertson dies"|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 27, 2013|accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>The second longest-serving mayor was [[John T. David]], who held the office from 1946 to 1955.<ref>City of Minden, List of Mayors Since 1888.</ref>
'''Billy Henry Robertson''' (May 5, 1938 – June 27, 2013), known as '''Bill Robertson''', was the longest-serving [[mayor]] of the small city of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. With 22.5 years, he was first elected on November 6, 1990, and held the position until his death in office.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130627/NEWS01/130627012/Minden-mayor-Bill-Robertson-dies|author=Curtis Heyen|title="Minden Mayor Bill Robertson dies"|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 27, 2013|accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>The second longest-serving mayor was [[John T. David]], who held the office from 1946 to 1955.</ref>
On August 9, 2008, Robertson was elected president of the Louisiana Municipal Association at the annual convention in [[Lafayette]]. He succeeded outgoing LMA President Clarence R. Fields, the long-term mayor of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]].
On August 9, 2008, Robertson was elected president of the Louisiana Municipal Association at the annual convention in [[Lafayette]]. He succeeded outgoing LMA President Clarence R. Fields, the long-term mayor of [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]].
In April 1991, Robertson sought federal disaster relief after floods overpowered the drainage system in Minden. Nine inches of rain fell in eight hours, and many homes were under three feet of water.<ref>"Mayor will seek disaster relief funds: Robertson, councilmen to inspect storm damage", ''Minden Press-Herald'', April 14, 1991, p. 1.</ref>
In April 1991, Robertson sought federal disaster relief after floods overpowered the drainage system in Minden. Nine inches of rain fell in eight hours, and many homes were under three feet of water.<ref>"Mayor will seek disaster relief funds: Robertson, councilmen to inspect storm damage", ''Minden Press-Herald'', April 14, 1991, p. 1.</ref>
In 1994, Robertson ran for reelection citing the upgrading of utilities and development of the Interstate 20 service road as his campaign tenets.<ref>"Minden Mayor to run for reelection", ''Minden Press-Herald'', September 5, 1994, p. 1.</ref> Robertson won his second term over fellow Democrat Douglas "Doug" Frye and the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Lydianne Vulliamy Scallorn Hammons (born 1936), the wife of Minden businessman Orville Hammons (1915–2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press-herald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:orville-hammons&catid=65:obituaries&Itemid=115|title=Orville Hammons|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Robertson received 2,019 (55 percent) to Frye's 1,285 ballots (35 percent), and 369 votes (10 percent) for Mrs. Hammons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 1, 1994|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> a former city clerk who had certified the recall petition signatures against former Mayor Byars.
In 1994, Robertson ran for reelection citing the upgrading of utilities and development of the Interstate 20 service road as his campaign tenets.<ref>"Minden Mayor to run for reelection", ''Minden Press-Herald'', September 5, 1994, p. 1.</ref> Robertson won his second term over fellow Democrat Douglas "Doug" Frye and the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Lydianne Vulliamy Scallorn Hammons (born 1936), the wife of Minden businessman Orville Hammons (1915–2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press-herald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:orville-hammons&catid=65:obituaries&Itemid=115|title=Orville Hammons|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Robertson received 2,019 (55 percent) to Frye's 1,285 ballots (35 percent), and 369 votes (10 percent) for Mrs. Hammons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_60.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 1, 1994|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> a former city clerk who had certified the recall petition signatures against former Mayor Byars.
==Reelection in 1998==
==Reelection in 1998==
Hortman served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] as an intelligence operative. As part of his training, he attended [[Yale University]] in New Haven, [[Connecticut]], where he completed an intensive eight-month course in the Chinese language. He thereafter earned a bachelor's degree in [[mathematics]], with a minor in Chines], from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He also received a master's degree from Louisiana Tech in education as well during the time of the mayoral campaign.<ref name=hortman>Hortman candidacy for mayor of Minden, ''Minden Press-Herald'', July 14, 2006, p. 1.</ref>
Hortman served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] as an intelligence operative. As part of his training, he attended [[Yale University]] in New Haven, [[Connecticut]], where he completed an intensive eight-month course in the Chinese language. He thereafter earned a bachelor's degree in [[mathematics]], with a minor in Chines], from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He also received a master's degree from Louisiana Tech in education as well during the time of the mayoral campaign.<ref name=hortman>Hortman candidacy for mayor of Minden, ''Minden Press-Herald'', July 14, 2006, p. 1.</ref>
Hortman was the president of a concerned group of citizens who drafted the Minden 2020 Visionaries Master Plan, a 20-year proposal for long-range community progress. The plan was developed over a two-year period prior to 2000. Some 150 Minden citizens worked on the project which Hortman spearheaded.<ref name=hortman/>
Hortman was the president of a group of citizens who drafted the Minden 2020 Visionaries Master Plan, a 20-year proposal for long-range community progress. The plan was developed over a two-year period prior to 2000. Some 150 Minden citizens worked on the project which Hortman spearheaded.<ref name=hortman/>
A former peace officer and a [[Methodist]] pastor, Hortman said that he could work with all aspects of the Minden community. Hortman formerly taught math and coached [[soccer]] at Huntington High School in Shreveport.<ref name=hortman/>
A former peace officer and a [[Methodist]] pastor, Hortman said that he could work with all aspects of the Minden community. Hortman formerly taught math and coached [[soccer]] at Huntington High School in Shreveport.<ref name=hortman/>