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Therefore, Jim Brown secured nearly all of the votes obtained by Jeffers, and most of Bruce's supporters presumably switched to Thompson. Brown won the [[general election]] with 665,608 votes (51.1 percent) to Thompson's 617,907 (48.9 percent). The percent for Brown and Jeffers from the primary was a combined 52.2 percent, or 1.1 percentage points more than what Brown finally received in the final phase of the race. Thompson and Bruce in the first round of balloting had a combined 47.7 percent, or 1.2 percentage points below what Thompson finally received.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 16, 1971.</ref> For years, Thompson said that she never expected to lose the race. In 1983, she attempted to unseat East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court Mike Cannon. Though she ran well enough to make the general election, she again was defeated.​<ref>Louisianan Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 1983.</ref>

Therefore, Jim Brown secured nearly all of the votes obtained by Jeffers, and most of Bruce's supporters presumably switched to Thompson. Brown won the [[general election]] with 665,608 votes (51.1 percent) to Thompson's 617,907 (48.9 percent). The percent for Brown and Jeffers from the primary was a combined 52.2 percent, or 1.1 percentage points more than what Brown finally received in the final phase of the race. Thompson and Bruce in the first round of balloting had a combined 47.7 percent, or 1.2 percentage points below what Thompson finally received.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 16, 1971.</ref> For years, Thompson said that she never expected to lose the race. In 1983, she attempted to unseat East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court Mike Cannon. Though she ran well enough to make the general election, she again was defeated.​<ref>Louisianan Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 1983.</ref>

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After the secretary of state's race, Thompson owned and operated an [[oil]]field trucking company in Baton Rouge. Republican Governor [[Mike Foster]], called her back to state government in 1996 to work in his new administration. She was named director of the Atchafalaya Basin Program, when it was re-established in 1998 by state law as a 15-year plan to work with the United States [[Army Corps of Engineers]] and other entities for the federally sponsored Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System.​

After the secretary of state's race, Thompson owned and operated an [[oil]]field trucking company in Baton Rouge. Republican Governor [[Mike Foster]], called her back to state government in 1996 to work in his new administration. She was named director of the Atchafalaya Basin Program, when it was re-established in 1998 by state law as a 15-year plan to work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other entities for the federally sponsored Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System.​

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Thompson has been active in many conservation endeavors. She is an officer of the Louisiana [[Sierra Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisiana.sierraclub.org/contact.asp|title=Sierra Club Delta Chapter|publisher=Louisiana.sierraclub.org|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}</ref> She has twice secured the "Professional Conservationist of the Year" award from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, most recently in 1999. She also won the [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] National Award for excellence in the field of the environment.​

Thompson has been active in many conservation endeavors. She is an officer of the Louisiana [[Sierra Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louisiana.sierraclub.org/contact.asp|title=Sierra Club Delta Chapter|publisher=Louisiana.sierraclub.org|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}</ref> She has twice secured the "Professional Conservationist of the Year" award from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, most recently in 1999. She also won the [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] National Award for excellence in the field of the environment.​

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Thompson describes her management style as one of macromanagement: "Most successful leaders don't micromanage. What we tried to do with the Atchafalaya Program is hire the very best [[architect]]s, [[engineer]]s, and designers and tell them, 'Give me your best. I’m not going to micromanage you.'"​

Thompson describes her management style as one of macromanagement: "Most successful leaders don't micromanage. What we tried to do with the Atchafalaya Program is hire the very best [[architect]]s, [[engineer]]s, and designers and tell them, 'Give me your best. I’m not going to micromanage you.'"​

 

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