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==Mayoral years==
==Mayoral years==
In 1973, Cathey decided to enter electoral politics, running as a Democrat for mayor of Bossier City. On June 12, 1973, he narrowly defeated a [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, Raymond Bun Statham (1924-2004), a retired [[United States Navy]] lieutenant.<ref>"Cathey defeats Statham", ''The Shreveport Times'', June 13, 1973, p. 1.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossier.pastperfect-online.com/36091cgi/mweb.exe?request=record&id=28203183-1E6D-4B67-BD60-161027461347&type=102|title=Lt. Raymond Statham|publisher=Bossier.pastperfect-online.com|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>
In 1973, Cathey decided to enter electoral politics, running as a Democrat for mayor of Bossier City. On June 12, 1973, he narrowly defeated a [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, Raymond Bun Statham (1924-2004), a retired [[United States Navy]] lieutenant.<ref>"Cathey defeats Statham", ''The Shreveport Times'', June 13, 1973, p. 1.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossier.pastperfect-online.com/36091cgi/mweb.exe?request=record&id=28203183-1E6D-4B67-BD60-161027461347&type=102|title=Lt. Raymond Statham|publisher=Bossier.pastperfect-online.com|accessdate=January 18, 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 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>