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| name=Lorenz James "Lo" Walker​

| name=Lorenz James "Lo" Walker​

|nationality=[[United States|American]]​

|nationality=[[United States|American]]​

| office=15th [[Mayor]] of [[Bossier City]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| office=15th [[Mayor]] of [[Bossier City]]<br>

[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

| term_start=2005​

| term_start=2005​

'''Lorenz James Walker''', known as '''Lo Walker''' (born September 26, 1933), is the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] to serve as the [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. First elected in 2005, he is the fifteenth<ref>Some sources count Lorenz Walker as the fourteenth mayor because they omit [[Frank Blackburn|Frank Barnett Blackburn]], the interim mayor from 1983 to 1984.</ref> person to hold the position since [[Ewald Max Hoyer]] was appointed in 1907 by [[Governor]] Newton Crain Blanchard (1849-1922) when Bossier City was a [[village]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bossiercity.org/Bossier-City-History/|title=Bossier City History|author=Louise Stinson|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref>

'''Lorenz James Walker''', known as '''Lo Walker''' (born September 26, 1933), is the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] to serve as the [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. First elected in 2005, he is the fifteenth<ref>Some sources count Lorenz Walker as the fourteenth mayor because they omit [[Frank Blackburn|Frank Barnett Blackburn]], the interim mayor from 1983 to 1984.</ref> person to hold the position since [[Ewald Max Hoyer]] was appointed in 1907 by [[Governor]] Newton Crain Blanchard (1849-1922) when Bossier City was a [[village]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bossiercity.org/Bossier-City-History/|title=Bossier City History|author=Louise Stinson|accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref>

==Background==​

==Background==

 

A [[Shreveport]] native, Walker graduated in 1951 from the since disbanded Fair Park High School. In 1952, he enrolled at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/impact_study/testimonials.shtml|title=Louisiana Tech University Testimonials|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=February 28, 2015; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> from which he graduated in 1956 as the "Outstanding Business School Graduate." Through [[Reserve Officer Training Corps]] at Louisiana Tech, Walker was commissioned an officer in the [[United States Air Force]]. He served for thirty years in the military, including two tours of duty during the [[Vietnam War]] at the Bien Hoa and Nha Trang air bases. Walker retired in 1986 with the rank of [[colonel]]. He first considered himself a Bossier City resident as early as 1968, After mandatory military moves, including a stint in [[California]], he returned permanently to Bossier City in 1980. While in the military, he received a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree in 1970 from [[Auburn University]] in Auburn, [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lowalker.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=293|title=Mayor Lorenz "Lo" Walker|publisher=Lowalker.com|accessdate=May 11, 2009}}</ref>​

A [[Shreveport]] native, Walker graduated in 1951 from the since disbanded Fair Park High School. In 1952, he enrolled at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/impact_study/testimonials.shtml|title=Louisiana Tech University Testimonials|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=February 28, 2015; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> from which he graduated in 1956 as the "Outstanding Business School Graduate." Through [[Reserve Officer Training Corps]] at Louisiana Tech, Walker was commissioned an officer in the [[United States Air Force]]. He served for thirty years in the military, including two tours of duty during the [[Vietnam War]] at the Bien Hoa and Nha Trang air bases. Walker retired in 1986 with the rank of [[colonel]]. He first considered himself a Bossier City resident as early as 1968, After mandatory military moves, including a stint in [[California]], he returned permanently to Bossier City in 1980. While in the military, he received a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree in 1970 from [[Auburn University]] in Auburn, [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lowalker.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=293|title=Mayor Lorenz "Lo" Walker|publisher=Lowalker.com|accessdate=May 11, 2009}}</ref>​