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| term_end=​2021

| term_end=​2021

| preceded=George Elyott Dement

| preceded=George Elyott Dement

| succeeded=Tommy Chandler

| succeeded=[[Tommy Chandler (Louisiana politician)|Tommy Chandler]]

| birth_date=September 26, 1933​

| birth_date=September 26, 1933​

| birth_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana

| birth_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana

'''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; material no longer on-line}}</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; material no longer on-line}}</ref>

Walker was unseated in his bid for a fifth term in the primary election held on March 20, 2021, by another Republican, "Tommy" Chandler, 4,623 (56 percent) to 3,603 (44 percent). Only 23 percent of Bossier City voters bothered to cast a ballot in the race.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 20, 2021.</ref>

Walker was unseated in his bid for a fifth term in the primary election held on March 20, 2021, by another Republican, [[Tommy Chandler (Louisiana politician)"Tommy Chandler]], 4,623 votes (56 percent) to 3,603 (44 percent). Only 23 percent of Bossier City voters bothered to cast a ballot in the race.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 20, 2021.</ref> He congratulated Chandler on his victory and added, "I really enjoy public service and I enjoy seeing everything we have been able to accomplish over the years. Some people like to fish, hunt, but I just enjoy public service. It’s in my DNA. I’ll miss not having to work at that level.”<ref>Tommy Chandler defeats Lo Walker for Bossier City mayor (shreveporttimes.com), accessed March 22, 2021.</ref>

 

==Background==

==Background==