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'''Frank Barnett Blackburn''' (February 11, 1944 – March 26, 2021) was the interim [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=frank-blackburn&pid=198256403|title=Frank Blackburn obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
'''Frank Barnett Blackburn''' (February 11, 1944 – March 26, 2021) was the interim [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=frank-blackburn&pid=198256403|title=Frank Blackburn obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref> Blackburn, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], became mayor in September 1983, upon the death in office of [[Marvin Anding]].
Blackburn, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], became mayor in September 1983, upon the death in office of [[Marvin Anding]].
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><ref>Frank Blackburn's obituary does not mention service on the Bossier Parish Police Jury; so presumably he lost that election.</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><ref>Frank Blackburn's obituary does not mention service on the Bossier Parish Police Jury; so presumably he lost that election.</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.