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Line 54: − − He sat on the advisory board of Bossier Medical Center. He was a member of the Bossier Parish Industrial Development Board and a past chairman of the Bossier Parish Council on Aging. He was a board member for twenty years of the Northwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Commission. In 1966, he served on the advisory committee of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Enforcement Training Program. He was a director of Bossier Parish Crime Stoppers. He chaired various fund drives, including the March of Dimes and the Heart Fund. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and a Shriner.<ref name=bio/>
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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/>
Cathey sat on the advisory board of Bossier Medical Center. He was a member of the Bossier Parish Industrial Development Board and a past chairman of the Bossier Parish Council on Aging. He was a board member for twenty years of the Northwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Commission. In 1966, he served on the advisory committee of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Enforcement Training Program. He was a director of Bossier Parish Crime Stoppers. He chaired various fund drives, including the March of Dimes and the Heart Fund. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and a Shriner.<ref name=bio/>
==Bossier City police chief==
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. Nattin had been the 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. Nattin had been the police chief from 1958 to 1961.
0n April 30, 1968, Cathey's 49th birthday, he was honored with a Bossier City "Appreciation Day". He had been active in many civic organization in his city, beginning with the Jayees, who in 1953 named him "Young Man of the Year". He was a charter member and past director of the Bossier [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans of Louisiana and a president of the Bossier Parish chapter of the American [[Red Cross]]. He was a member and past president of the Bossier City Lions International<ref name=bio/>
0n April 30, 1968, Cathey's 49th birthday, he was honored with a Bossier City "Appreciation Day". He had been active in many civic organization in his city, beginning with the Jayees, who in 1953 named him "Young Man of the Year". He was a charter member and past director of the Bossier [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans of Louisiana and a president of the Bossier Parish chapter of the American [[Red Cross]]. He was a member and past president of the Bossier City Lions International<ref name=bio/>
==Mayoral years==
==Mayoral years==