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Louisiana Public Commissioner Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., who served with McFerren in the legislature, Campbell in the state Senate and McFerren in the House said, "What I admired about Johnny was his versatility and service. He went from the classroom to the business world and became a wealthy self-made man. But he always supported education in the legislature and on the University of Louisiana Board; he even served on the Caddo Parish School Board at one time. ... I don't know of anybody who didn't like Johnny."<ref name=mns>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/08/02/former-state-rep-johnny-mcferren-dies/892517002/|title=Former state Rep. Johnny McFerren dies|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=August 2, 2018|accessdate=August 3, 2018}}</ref>  

Louisiana Public Commissioner Foster Lonnie Campbell, Jr., who served with McFerren in the legislature, Campbell in the state Senate and McFerren in the House said, "What I admired about Johnny was his versatility and service. He went from the classroom to the business world and became a wealthy self-made man. But he always supported education in the legislature and on the University of Louisiana Board; he even served on the Caddo Parish School Board at one time. ... I don't know of anybody who didn't like Johnny."<ref name=mns>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2018/08/02/former-state-rep-johnny-mcferren-dies/892517002/|title=Former state Rep. Johnny McFerren dies|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|date=August 2, 2018|accessdate=August 3, 2018}}</ref>  

For sixty years, he owned McFerren Real Estate in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/> From 2002 to 2004, he was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He was the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He had resided for years in Stonewall in northern DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

For sixty years, he owned McFerren Real Estate in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/> From 2002 to 2004, he was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He was the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He had resided for years in Stonewall in northern DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>