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'''James Leroy Cathey, Jr.''' (September 18, 1919 – February 29, 1996),<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85269862|title=James L. Cathey Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 1, 1996|accessdate=January 17, 2015}}</ref> was a [[Democratic Party)|Democratic]] [[politician]] who served from 1973 to 1977 as the tenth [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]].
'''James Leroy Cathey, Jr.''' (September 18, 1919 – February 29, 1996),<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85269862|title=James L. Cathey Jr.|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 1, 1996|accessdate=January 17, 2015}}</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] who served from 1973 to 1977 as the tenth [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]].
An [[United States Air Force]] veteran of [[World War II]], he achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. He joined the Bossier City Police Department and served as deputy chief and police chief for varying terms. He was highly active in civic organizations, and on various boards.
An veteran of [[World War II], Cathey joined the Bossier City Police Department and served as deputy chief and police chief for varying terms. He was highly active in civic organizations and on various boards.
==Background==
==Background==
In 1941, Cathey married the former Dorothy Louise Williams (1924-2006), the daughter of T. E. Williams, Sr., and the former Margaret Mullinax of Jefferson, [[Texas]]. The couple had three daughters: Sharon (1942-2013) married Bobby Thorn and worked as a school bus driver, teacher, and social worker in [[Lake Charles]] and Benton, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=164150157|title=Sharon Louise Cathey Thorn|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 10, 2013|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> Karen (she married Fred Green of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico; and Kathe Newsome of Bossier City, who worked as an I. T. database administrator at Centenary College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centenary.edu/about/staff|title=Administrative Staff (Magale Library)|publisher=centenary.edu|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=dlwc>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120287080|title=Dorothy Louise Williams Cathey|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 13, 2006|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref>
In 1941, Cathey married the former Dorothy Louise Williams (1924-2006), the daughter of T. E. Williams, Sr., and the former Margaret Mullinax of Jefferson, [[Texas]]. The couple had three daughters: Sharon (1942-2013) married Bobby Thorn and worked as a school bus driver, teacher, and social worker in [[Lake Charles]] and Benton, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=164150157|title=Sharon Louise Cathey Thorn|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 10, 2013|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> Karen (she married Fred Green of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico; and Kathe Newsome of Bossier City, who worked as an I. T. database administrator at Centenary College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centenary.edu/about/staff|title=Administrative Staff (Magale Library)|publisher=centenary.edu|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=dlwc>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120287080|title=Dorothy Louise Williams Cathey|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 13, 2006|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref>
Cathey served in both the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]]. He was a bomber pilot during the war and subsequently attained the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] in the Air Force. He was assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City.<ref name=bio/><ref>''The Shreveport Times'', April 13, 1969.</ref>
Cathey served in both the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Air Force]] during and after World War II. He was a bomber pilot during the war and subsequently attained the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] in the Air Force. He was assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City.<ref name=bio/><ref>''The Shreveport Times'', April 13, 1969.</ref>
Cathey and his wife were long active in the First [[United Methodist]] Church of Bossier City. He was a past chairman of the church board and the Council on Ministries. He also attended the annual statewide Methodist conference.<ref name=bio/><ref name=dlwc/>
Cathey and his wife were long active in the First [[United Methodist]] Church of Bossier City. He was a past chairman of the church board and the Council on Ministries. He also attended the annual statewide Methodist conference.<ref name=bio/><ref name=dlwc/>
After the war, Cathey in 1949 joined the Bossier City Police Department and was soon named its first lieutenant. He served as assistant chief and then the police chief from 1953 to 1957 under Mayor [[Burgess McCranie]]. He was appointed as police chief again, serving from 1961 to 1970 under Mayor George Leon Nattin, Sr.. The latter had been police chief from 1958 to 1961.
After the war, Cathey in 1949 joined the Bossier City Police Department and was soon named its first lieutenant. He served as assistant chief and then the police chief from 1953 to 1957 under Mayor [[Burgess McCranie]]. He was appointed as police chief again, serving from 1961 to 1970 under Mayor George Leon Nattin, Sr.. The latter had been police chief from 1958 to 1961.
In 1975, ''The Shreveport Times'' published a picture by its chief photographer, [[Henry Langston McEachern]] showing Mayor Cathey destroying a pinball machine confiscated from the Turf Lounge, one of the nightclubs of the former Bossier Strip,<ref>''The Shreveport Times'', January 7, 1975.</ref> known for its [[country music]]. The Strip was an entertainment district that flourished in the 20th century prior to the establishment of legal [[gambling]] and the construction of [[casino]]s along the Red River.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1068|title=Shreveport Sounds in Black and White|author= Kip Lornell and Tracey E. W. Laird, eds.|page=288|isbn=9781934110416|accessdate=January 20, 2015}}</ref>
In 1975, ''The Shreveport Times'' published a picture by its chief photographer, [[Henry Langston McEachern]] showing Mayor Cathey destroying a pinball machine confiscated from the Turf Lounge, one of the nightclubs of the former Bossier Strip,<ref>''The Shreveport Times'', January 7, 1975.</ref> known for its [[country music]]. The Strip was an entertainment district that flourished in the 20th century prior to the establishment of legal [[gambling]] and the construction of [[casino]]s along the Red River.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1068|title=Shreveport Sounds in Black and White|author= Kip Lornell and Tracey E. W. Laird, eds.|page=288|isbn=9781934110416|accessdate=January 20, 2015}}</ref>
In 1976, Cathey and neighboring Mayor Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. (1921-1991) of Shreveport hosted [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] in a question-and-answer session for local officials. Ford at the time was in Louisiana campaigning against former [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] for the Republican presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/diary/pdd760427.pdf|title=The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford|date=April 27, 1976|publisher=fordlibrarymuseum.gov|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref>
In 1976, Cathey and neighboring Mayor Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. (1921-1991) of Shreveport hosted [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] in a question-and-answer session for local officials. Ford at the time was in Louisiana campaigning against former [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] for the Republican presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/diary/pdd760427.pdf|title=The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford|date=April 27, 1976|publisher=fordlibrarymuseum.gov|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref>
Cathey did not seek a second term in office in 1977, when victory went to [[Marvin Anding]], another Democrat. Cathey died in Bossier City in 1996 at the age of seventy-six. He is interred alongside his wife at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=bio/><ref name=dlwc/>
Cathey did not seek a second term in office in 1977, when victory went to [[Marvin Anding]], another Democrat. Cathey died in Bossier City in 1996 at the age of seventy-six. He is interred alongside his wife at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=bio/><ref name=dlwc/>
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