| | First elected in 2006, Davis was until his election as mayor the only Republican on the current city council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/09302006/09302006_60.html|title=Webster Parish primary election returns, September 30, 2006|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=July 2, 2013}}</ref> A businessman, Davis is a native of Stephens, Arkansas. | | First elected in 2006, Davis was until his election as mayor the only Republican on the current city council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/09302006/09302006_60.html|title=Webster Parish primary election returns, September 30, 2006|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=July 2, 2013}}</ref> A businessman, Davis is a native of Stephens, Arkansas. |
| − | On July 11, 2013, the Minden City Council ignored Robertson's request and instead named one of the three African-American council members, Mayor Pro Tem [[Joseph Cornelius, Sr.]] (born 1942), as the interim mayor. Cornelius was elected in District A in 2010. The vote to appoint Cornelius, a former resident of [[New York City]] and Shreveport, by a three-to-two vote along racial lines.<ref name=keel>KEEL Radio, Shreveport, Louisiana, July 11, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&qf=Joe&qmi=&qn=Cornelius&qcs=Minden%2C+LA&focusfirst=0|title=Joe Cornelius in Minden, LA|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 2, 2013}}</ref> | + | On July 11, 2013, the Minden City Council ignored Robertson's request and instead named one of the three African-American council members, Mayor Pro Tem [[Joe Cornelius, Sr.]], as the interim mayor. Cornelius was elected in District A in 2010. The vote to appoint Cornelius, a former resident of [[New York City]] and Shreveport, by a three-to-two vote along racial lines.<ref name=keel>KEEL Radio, Shreveport, Louisiana, July 11, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&qf=Joe&qmi=&qn=Cornelius&qcs=Minden%2C+LA&focusfirst=0|title=Joe Cornelius in Minden, LA|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 2, 2013}}</ref> |