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| name=Billy P. "Bill" Keith​

| name=Billy P. "Bill" Keith​

| office= [[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 39 (Caddo Parish)]]​

| office= [[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 39 (Caddo Parish)​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] ​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] ​

| term_start=1980​

| term_start=1980​

| term_end=1984​

| term_end=1984​

| preceded=[[Don W. Williamson]]​

| preceded=[[Don Williamson]]​

| succeeded=Gregory Tarver​

| succeeded=Gregory Tarver​

| birth_date=August 19, 1934

| birth_date=August 19, 1934

| children= Tara Keith Rose, Kimberly Keith Westfall, Paul Richard Keith, Lindsay Keith LeBell, Miguel Mendez, Marisa Mendez Murphy​

| children= Tara Keith Rose, Kimberly Keith Westfall, Paul Richard Keith, Lindsay Keith LeBell, Miguel Mendez, Marisa Mendez Murphy​

| alma_mater=[[Wheaton College]]<br />​

| alma_mater=[[Wheaton College]]<br />​

[[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]]​

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary​

| footnotes=Keith's career in theLouisiana legislature ended after a single term, as his 39th District became majority [[African American]], and voters replaced Keith with a black [[funeral home]] owner and Shreveport City Council member, Gregory Tarver, who still holds the Senate seat..​

| footnotes=Keith's career in theLouisiana legislature ended after a single term, as his 39th District became majority [[African American]], and voters replaced Keith with a black [[funeral home]] owner and Shreveport City Council member, Gregory Tarver, who still holds the Senate seat..​

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'''Billy P. Keith''', known as '''Bill Keith''' (born August 19, 1934), currently resides in [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], [[Texas]] with his wife, Vivian. A writer of [[fiction]] and [[nonfiction]] , he served from 1980 to 1984 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana State Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/s1880-2012.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2012|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> As a legislator, he was particularly known for his promotion of a state law requiring balanced treatment in the instruction of [[creation science]] and [[evolution]] in public schools.​

'''Billy P. Keith''', known as '''Bill Keith''' (born August 19, 1934), currently resides in [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], [[Texas]] with his wife, Vivian. A writer of fiction and nonfiction, he served from 1980 to 1984 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana State Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/s1880-2012.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2012|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=November 23, 2009}}</ref> As a legislator, he was particularly known for his promotion of a state law which had it been upheld would have required balanced treatment in the instruction of [[creation science]] and [[evolution]] in public schools.​

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A native of Tahlequah in Cherokee County in northeastern [[Oklahoma]], Keith graduated from [[Wheaton College]], a private American four-year Christian liberal arts college in [[Illinois]], with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. He received a [[Master of Divinity]] degree from [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in [[Fort Worth]], Texas. While at SWBTS, he worked in the public relations office with [[Bill Moyers]], a [[liberal]] who later was the [[press secretary]] to [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. After the publication of Keith's 2009 book, Moyers sent him a note of goodwill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billkeithbooks.com/wordsmith/|title=A Personal Note from Bill Moyers|date= October 27, 2009|publisher=billkeithbooks.com|accessdate=November 25, 2009}}</ref>​

A native of Tahlequah in Cherokee County in northeastern [[Oklahoma]], Keith graduated from [[Wheaton College]], a private American four-year Christian liberal arts college in [[Illinois]], with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. He received a [[Master of Divinity]] degree from [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in [[Fort Worth]], Texas. While at SWBTS, he worked in the public relations office with [[Bill Moyers]], a [[liberal]] who later was the [[press secretary]] to [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. After the publication of Keith's 2009 book, Moyers sent him a note of goodwill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billkeithbooks.com/wordsmith/|title=A Personal Note from Bill Moyers|date= October 27, 2009|publisher=billkeithbooks.com|accessdate=November 25, 2009}}</ref>​

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==Career==​

 

==Career==

 

A long-time investigative [[journalist]], Keith traveled to thirty-five countries in the pursuit of his writings. His work as a reporter for ''The Shreveport Times'' in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], during the late 1970s. This position provided the experience and material for his 2009 book, ''The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death,''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Commissioner-Story-Deceit-Dishonor-Death/dp/1589806557|title=The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=November 25, 2009}}</ref> a study of  Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George Wendell D'Artois, Jr. (1925–1977), who held office from 1962 to 1976 under the city commission form of government, which was disbanded in 1978. Keith also examines the [[assassination]] in 1976 of the Shreveport advertising executive Jim Leslie. D'Artois was implicated in the still unresolved Leslie case but died before he could stand trial.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NvpN1t9TMrgC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=George+Wendell+D'Artois&source=bl&ots=FLoGsv9uIL&sig=M4vFHkw4ijLolZvKDlHRFDjmACg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=w0-XU5b6FuqH8AHr-YCoCQ&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=George%20Wendell%20D'Artois&f=false|author=Bill Keith|title= The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company]]|location=Gretna, [[Louisiana]]|year=2009|isbn=9781-58980-655-9|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}</ref> ​

A long-time investigative [[journalist]], Keith traveled to thirty-five countries in the pursuit of his writings. His work as a reporter for ''The Shreveport Times'' in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], during the late 1970s. This position provided the experience and material for his 2009 book, ''The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death,''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Commissioner-Story-Deceit-Dishonor-Death/dp/1589806557|title=The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death|publisher=amazon.com|accessdate=November 25, 2009}}</ref> a study of  Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George Wendell D'Artois, Jr. (1925–1977), who held office from 1962 to 1976 under the city commission form of government, which was disbanded in 1978. Keith also examines the [[assassination]] in 1976 of the Shreveport advertising executive Jim Leslie. D'Artois was implicated in the still unresolved Leslie case but died before he could stand trial.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NvpN1t9TMrgC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=George+Wendell+D'Artois&source=bl&ots=FLoGsv9uIL&sig=M4vFHkw4ijLolZvKDlHRFDjmACg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=w0-XU5b6FuqH8AHr-YCoCQ&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=George%20Wendell%20D'Artois&f=false|author=Bill Keith|title= The Commissioner: A True Story of Deceit, Dishonor, and Death|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company]]|location=Gretna, [[Louisiana]]|year=2009|isbn=9781-58980-655-9|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}</ref> ​

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