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'''Gregory Williams Tarver, Sr.''', known as '''Greg Tarver''' (born March 30, 1946), is an [[African American]] [[business]]man and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served on the Shreveport City Council from 1978 to 1984 and as a state senator from the predominantly black District 39 in Caddo Parish from 1984 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/s1880-2012.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2012|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=November 25, 2009}}</ref>
'''Gregory Williams Tarver, Sr.''', known as '''Greg Tarver''' (born March 30, 1946), is an [[African American]] [[business]]man and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served on the Shreveport City Council from 1978 to 1984 and as a state senator from the predominantly black District 39 in Caddo Parish from 1984 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}</ref>
After an eight-year hiatus, Tarver returned to the state Senate on January 9, 2012. In the general election held on November 19, 2011, he unseated his successor, Lydia Patrice Jackson, the daughter of former state Representative Alfonse Jackson, Jr. (1927-2014).
After an eight-year hiatus, Tarver returned to the state Senate on January 9, 2012. In the general election held on November 19, 2011, he unseated his successor, Lydia Patrice Jackson, the daughter of former state Representative Alfonse Jackson, Jr. (1927-2014).