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'''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 (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>

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>