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===Mayoral campaign abandoned===
===Mayoral campaign abandoned===
In 2014, Burrell announced on KEEL radio that he would run for mayor of Shreveport to succeed the term-limited African-American Cedric Glover. However, he soon withdrew on the grounds that a prior commitment to his friend, former Mayor Keith Hightower, made it impossible for him to run. Then Hightower, the mayor from 1998 to 2006, decided not to seek a comeback in the office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/roy-burrell-withdraws-from-shreveport-mayors-race/|title=Roy Burrell Withdraws from Shreveport Mayor's Race|author=Erin McCarty|date=August 19, 2014|publisher=[[KEEL]] radio|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> One of Burrell's legislative colleagues, Patrick C. Williams, and former Burrell intra-party rival, Samuel Jenkins, Jr., were among several candidates who ran unsuccessfully for mayor. Victory went to still another African-American candidate, the retired educator Ollie Tyler, who served a single term from 2014 to 2018.
In 2014, Burrell announced on KEEL radio that he would run for mayor of Shreveport to succeed the term-limited African-American Cedric Glover. However, he soon withdrew on the grounds that a prior commitment to his friend, former Mayor Keith Hightower, made it impossible for him to run. Then Hightower, the mayor from 1998 to 2006, decided not to seek a comeback in the office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/roy-burrell-withdraws-from-shreveport-mayors-race/|title=Roy Burrell Withdraws from Shreveport Mayor's Race|author=Erin McCarty|date=August 19, 2014|publisher=KEEL Radio|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> One of Burrell's legislative colleagues, Patrick C. Williams, and former Burrell intra-party rival, Samuel Jenkins, Jr., were among several candidates who ran unsuccessfully for mayor. Victory went to still another African-American candidate, the retired educator Ollie Tyler, who served a single term from 2014 to 2018.
===Election to Caddo Parish Commission===
===Election to Caddo Parish Commission===