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In August 19, 1971, Blackburn filed as a candidate for the Bossier Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body.<ref>''The Bossier Banner,'' August 19, 1971, p. 4d.</ref> On March 15, 1980, he was elected to the city council in a special election to fill the at-large seat on the city council created by the election of Robert Roy Adley to the Louisiana House of Representatives. In the council race, Blackburn defeated the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, David Harold Broussard (1947-1998).<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]]'', March 17, 1980, p. 2.</ref> He then won a full council term in 1981.​

In August 19, 1971, Blackburn filed as a candidate for the Bossier Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body.<ref>''The Bossier Banner,'' August 19, 1971, p. 4d.</ref> On March 15, 1980, he was elected to the city council in a special election to fill the at-large seat on the city council created by the election of Robert Roy Adley to the Louisiana House of Representatives. In the council race, Blackburn defeated the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, David Harold Broussard (1947-1998).<ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]]'', March 17, 1980, p. 2.</ref> He then won a full council term in 1981.​

Blackburn was succeeded in the spring of 1984 by Donald Edward Jones, who in a heated [[special election]] defeated Marvin Anding's widow, Patricia Janelle Ball Anding (1935-2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/19861358482So2d876_11143.xml/GARRETT%20v.%20KNEASS|title=''Garrett v. Kneass''|date=March 21, 1986|publisher=leagle.com|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref>​

Blackburn was succeeded in the spring of 1984 by Donald Edward Jones, who in a heated [[special election]] defeated Marvin Anding's widow, Patricia Janelle Ball Anding (1935-2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/19861358482So2d876_11143.xml/GARRETT%20v.%20KNEASS|title=''Garrett v. Kneass''|date=March 21, 1986|publisher=leagle.com|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>​

3lackburn was a former president of the Bossier Jaycess and the  Masonic lodge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mastermason.com/shreveportscottishrite/history.htm|title=The History of the Shreveport Scottish Rite Valley|publisher=mastermason.com|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref> He also worked with the Bossier Parish Sheriffs' Office as a deputy and in the warrants division. He was a member and former executive director of the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission.<ref name=obit/>

3lackburn was a former president of the Bossier Jaycess and the  Masonic lodge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mastermason.com/shreveportscottishrite/history.htm|title=The History of the Shreveport Scottish Rite Valley|publisher=mastermason.com|accessdate=February 26, 2015}}</ref> He also worked with the Bossier Parish Sheriffs' Office as a deputy and in the warrants division. He was a member and former executive director of the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission.<ref name=obit/>