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'''Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr.''', known as '''Calhoun Allen''' (February 8, 1921 – February 23, 1991), was a two-term [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[mayor]] of his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the third largest city in the state. From 1962 to 1970, he was for two terms the municipal public utilities commissioner, a position abolished in 1978. He also served some two months as a "District B" city council member after his election in the fall of 1990. The racially moderate Allen presided over a formerly [[Segregation|segregated]] Shreveport, but there was much unrest in the black community during his tenure. Public Safety Commissioner George Wendell D'Artois, Jr., had resigned in a swirl of corruption accusations though none reached directly to Allen. By the end of Allen's tenure, City Hall controversies produced a sense of stagnation even though Allen had worked for industrial development and public works projects, one of which bears his name.​

'''Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr.''', known as '''Calhoun Allen''' (February 8, 1921 – February 23, 1991), was a two-term [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[mayor]] of his native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the third largest city in the state. From 1962 to 1970, he was for two terms the municipal public utilities commissioner, a position abolished in 1978. He also served some two months as a "District B" city council member after his election in the fall of 1990.  

 

The racially moderate Allen presided over a formerly [[Segregation|segregated]] Shreveport, but there was much unrest in the black community during his tenure. Public Safety Commissioner George Wendell D'Artois, Jr., had resigned in a swirl of corruption accusations though none reached directly to Allen. By the end of Allen's tenure, City Hall controversies produced a sense of stagnation even though Allen had worked for industrial development and public works projects, one of which bears his name.​

==Family heritage==

==Family heritage==

Allen was honored by the L. Calhoun Allen Exposition Hall on the Clyde Fant Parkway. The facility was part of the Red River convention complex but was considered too small for conventions but suitable for gun shows and similar events, but the acoustics rendered it undesirable for concerts. The facility was hence renamed StageWorks of Louisiana.​

Allen was honored by the L. Calhoun Allen Exposition Hall on the Clyde Fant Parkway. The facility was part of the Red River convention complex but was considered too small for conventions but suitable for gun shows and similar events, but the acoustics rendered it undesirable for concerts. The facility was hence renamed StageWorks of Louisiana.​

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