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Rickey Roppolo<br>
Rickey Roppolo<br>
Parents:<br>
Parents:<br>
Carlo and Johanna Roppolo, Sr.}}
Carlo and Johanna Roppolo, Sr.
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'''Angelo Roppolo''' (June 29, 1920 – July 2, 2012) was a bail bondsman and political consultant in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who advised [[governor]]s, [[judge]]s, state and national legislators, and many local officials.
'''Angelo Roppolo''' (June 29, 1920 – July 2, 2012) was a bail bondsman and political consultant in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who advised [[governor]]s, [[judge]]s, state and national legislators, and many local officials.
On January 11, 2010, because of his support for [[civil rights]], he received the [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], Award at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveport.com/shrevetalk/viewpodcast.php?id=561|title=Political Consultant, Shreveport's Angelo Roppolo Received a MLK Jr. Community Service Award Jan 11|date=January 15, 2010|publisher=Shreveport.com|accessdate=November 2, 2013}}</ref>
On January 11, 2010, because of his support for [[civil rights]], he received the [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], Award at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveport.com/shrevetalk/viewpodcast.php?id=561|title=Political Consultant, Shreveport's Angelo Roppolo Received a MLK Jr. Community Service Award Jan 11|date=January 15, 2010|publisher=Shreveport.com|accessdate=November 2, 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, Roppolo was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, based in Winnfield, but he had learned just prior to his death, that would receive this honor. On June 12, 2012, three weeks before Roppolo's death and seven months before his actual induction into the Hall of Fame, the Shreveport City Council passed a resolution congratulating him on this achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveportla.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/06122012-46|title=Council Proceedings of the City of Shreveport, June 12, 2012|publisher=shreveportla.gov|accessdate=November 2, 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, Roppolo was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, based in Winnfield, but he had learned just prior to his death, that would receive this honor. On June 12, 2012, three weeks before Roppolo's death and seven months before his actual induction into the Hall of Fame, the Shreveport City Council passed a resolution congratulating him on this achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveportla.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/06122012-46|title=Council Proceedings of the City of Shreveport, June 12, 2012|publisher=shreveportla.gov|accessdate=November 2, 2013}}</ref>
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