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Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] and [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed his Democrat colleague Tarver. Tarver also carried the backing of Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]]. Offsetting the defection of Cortez and Peacock, Arceneaux was endorsed by outgoing Democrat Mayor Adrian Perkins, who ran fourth in the primary, and two African-American former mayors, Cedric Glover and Ollie Tyler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ktalnews.com/news/election/your-local-election-hq/perkins-glover-announce-endorsement-of-tom-arceneaux/|title=Perkins, Glover, Tyler endorse Tom Arceneaux for next mayor of Shreveport|author=Emily Greer|publisher=KTAL-TV ([[NBC]] in Shreveport)|date=November 22, 2022|accessdate=December 12, 2022}}</ref>
Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] and [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed his Democrat colleague Tarver. Tarver also carried the backing of Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]]. Offsetting the defection of Cortez and Peacock, Arceneaux was endorsed by outgoing Democrat Mayor Adrian Perkins, who ran fourth in the primary, and two African-American former mayors, Cedric Glover and Ollie Tyler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ktalnews.com/news/election/your-local-election-hq/perkins-glover-announce-endorsement-of-tom-arceneaux/|title=Perkins, Glover, Tyler endorse Tom Arceneaux for next mayor of Shreveport|author=Emily Greer|publisher=KTAL-TV ([[NBC]] in Shreveport)|date=November 22, 2022|accessdate=December 12, 2022}}</ref>
His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport as well as economic issues.
His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport, loss of population, and economic issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/greg-tarver-and-tom-arceneaux-vie-to-be-mayor-of-shreveport/article_f68f7ace-774c-11ed-8e8b-4f4bd96accc3.html|title=A 'wild' Shreveport election ends Saturday when Greg Tarver or Tom Arceneaux will be mayor
Dueling endorsements, racial fault lines infuse a closely watched contest with drama|author=Tyler Bridges|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=December 8, 2022|accessdate=December 12, 2022}}</ref>
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==References==