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'''Roy Allen Burrell''' (born April  18, 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/roy-burrell/rburrell3834x|title=Roy Burrell (Louisiana)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>f> is an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for District 2 in Caddo and Bossier parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A business consultant, Burrell is completed his third term in office and was ineligible to run again in the 2015 state elections.<ref name=rab>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?ID=2|title=Roy Burrell|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-Current: Caddo and Bossier parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

'''Roy Allen Burrell''' (born April  18, 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/roy-burrell/rburrell3834x|title=Roy Burrell (Louisiana)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>f> is an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for District 2 in Caddo and Bossier parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A business consultant, Burrell is completed his third term in office and was ineligible to run again in the 2015 state elections.<ref name=rab>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Caddo and Bossier parishes|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

 

==Background==​

==Background==​

Burrell is a native of Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. He is the eighth of fourteen children of the late Woodrow and Margretter Feazell Burrell. His father was a farmer who carried neighborhood children to and from school in the bed of a pickup truck before he was hired as a school bus driver for the West Carroll Parish School Board. Both of his parents were known for a spirit of community which they inculcated to their children.<ref name=labi>{{cite web|url=http://labi.org/legislature-info/legislator-detail/burrell-roy|title=Representative Roy A. Burrell|publisher=Louisiana Association of Business and Industry|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>​

Burrell is a native of Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. He is the eighth of fourteen children of the late Woodrow and Margretter Feazell Burrell. His father was a farmer who carried neighborhood children to and from school in the bed of a pickup truck before he was hired as a school bus driver for the West Carroll Parish School Board. Both of his parents were known for a spirit of community which they inculcated to their children.<ref name=labi>{{cite web|url=http://labi.org/legislature-info/legislator-detail/burrell-roy|title=Representative Roy A. Burrell|publisher=Louisiana Association of Business and Industry|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>​

 

Burrell received a Bachelor of Science degree in [[Mathematics]] from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He and his wife, Cathy Faye Ellis Burrell (born September 1953), originally from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], reside in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=pvs/> The Burrells met in college but did not marry until 2009. They have five adult children combined from previous marriages: Shon Dixon Pendleton, Roy Louis Burrell (born February 1977), Kenya Ellis (born December 1977), Neiman Allen Burrell (born October 1980), and Ryan Woodrow Burrell (born May 1982).<ref name=pvs/><ref name=labi/> ​

Burrell received a Bachelor of Science degree in [[Mathematics]] from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He and his wife, Cathy Faye Ellis Burrell (born September 1953), originally from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], reside in [[Shreveport]].<ref name=pvs/> The Burrells met in college but did not marry until 2009. They have five adult children combined from previous marriages: Shon Dixon Pendleton, Roy Louis Burrell (born February 1977), Kenya Ellis (born December 1977), Neiman Allen Burrell (born October 1980), and Ryan Woodrow Burrell (born May 1982).<ref name=pvs/><ref name=labi/>  

 

Burrell is a retired planning engineer for BellSouth Telecommunications. He is a former [[radio]] [[talk show]] host on KDKS-FM in Blanchard in Caddo Parish, and a past columnist for the African-American newspaper, ''The Shreveport Sun'',<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35269/roy-burrell#.VUEOQ_nF-S8​

Burrell is a retired planning engineer for BellSouth Telecommunications. He is a former [[radio]] [[talk show]] host on KDKS-FM in Blanchard in Caddo Parish, and a past columnist for the African-American newspaper, ''The Shreveport Sun'',<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/35269/roy-burrell#.VUEOQ_nF-S8​

|title=Roy Burrell's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}</ref> which was founded in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddohistory.com/black_newspaper.html|title=Black History|publisher=caddohistory.com|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> ​

|title=Roy Burrell's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}</ref> which was founded in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caddohistory.com/black_newspaper.html|title=Black History|publisher=caddohistory.com|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

 

He is a former president of Delta Upsilon Lambda chapter of the historically black Alpha Phi Alpha, his college fraternity.<ref name=labi/> He is a former officer of the Queensborough Neighborhood Association,<ref name=pvs/> located in the heart of Shreveport as defined by Jewella Avenue (west), Lakeshore Drive (north), and Interstate 20 (east and south).<ref name=labi/>  

He is a former president of Delta Upsilon Lambda chapter of the historically black Alpha Phi Alpha, his college fraternity.<ref name=labi/> He is a former officer of the Queensborough Neighborhood Association,<ref name=pvs/> located in the heart of Shreveport as defined by Jewella Avenue (west), Lakeshore Drive (north), and Interstate 20 (east and south).<ref name=labi/>

 

Previously, Burrell resided in [[New Orleans]], [[Baton Rouge]], and [[Bossier City]],  Louisiana; Glen Allen, near [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]], Fort Belvoir and Reston, Virginia, and Brookfield, in Waukesha County, [[Wisconsin]], dates unavailable, all presumably before 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Roy&qmi=A&qn=Burrell&qcs=Shreveport%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Roy A. Burrell|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>​

Previously, Burrell resided in [[New Orleans]], [[Baton Rouge]], and [[Bossier City]],  Louisiana; Glen Allen, near [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]], Fort Belvoir and Reston, Virginia, and Brookfield, in Waukesha County, [[Wisconsin]], dates unavailable, all presumably before 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Roy&qmi=A&qn=Burrell&qcs=Shreveport%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Roy A. Burrell|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>​

 

==Political life==​

==Political life==

 

===City government===​

===City government===

 

Burrell formerly served on the Shreveport City Council.<ref name=pvs/> In 1994, he polled 3,659 votes (61.8 percent) in District G, compared to 2,263 (38.2 percent) for his intra-party opponent, Samuel Lee "Sam" Jenkins, Jr.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_09.html|title=Election Results|publisher=October 1, 1994|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> formerly of [[Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], with past affiliation with the Caddo Parish School Board and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=​

Burrell formerly served on the Shreveport City Council.<ref name=pvs/> In 1994, he polled 3,659 votes (61.8 percent) in District G, compared to 2,263 (38.2 percent) for his intra-party opponent, Samuel Lee "Sam" Jenkins, Jr.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10011994/10011994_09.html|title=Election Results|publisher=October 1, 1994|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> formerly of [[Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], with past affiliation with the Caddo Parish School Board and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=​

http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=samuel&qmi=&qn=Jenkins&qcs=Shreveport%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Samuel Lee Jenkins|publisher=intelius.org|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> On the council, Burrell developed a plan for increased African-American participation in government contracts. He worked to revitalize inner city neighborhoods, actions which led to the establishment of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency, the Citywide Community Development Corporation, the Model Block Housing Development Project, and the Shreveport Urban Renaissance Corporation. In his second term on the council and as a representative, Burrell developed a close working relationship and friendship with Democratic former [[Mayor]] Keith Hightower.<ref name=labi/>​

http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=samuel&qmi=&qn=Jenkins&qcs=Shreveport%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Samuel Lee Jenkins|publisher=intelius.org|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> On the council, Burrell developed a plan for increased African-American participation in government contracts. He worked to revitalize inner city neighborhoods, actions which led to the establishment of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency, the Citywide Community Development Corporation, the Model Block Housing Development Project, and the Shreveport Urban Renaissance Corporation. In his second term on the council and as a representative, Burrell developed a close working relationship and friendship with Democratic former [[Mayor]] Keith Hightower.<ref name=labi/>​