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| occupation= [[Educator]] and Coach

| occupation= [[Educator]] and Coach

| religion=[[Assembly of God]]

| religion=[[Assembly of God]]

| alma_mater = [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana

| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana

|branch=[[United States Army]]

|branch=[[United States Army]]

|serviceyears=1959-1964

|serviceyears=1959-1964

}}

}}

'''Billy Wayne Montgomery''', often known as '''Coach Montgomery''' (July 7, 1937 – April 14, 2025) was a former [[educator]] who represented the [[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]]-based District 9 in the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives]] from 1988 to 2008. He was elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], but he switched affiliation to the [[Republican Party]] on October 3, 2006. He was a Moderate Republican.

'''Billy Wayne Montgomery''', often known as '''Coach Montgomery''' (July 7, 1937 – April 14, 2025) was a former [[educator]] who represented the [[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]]-based District 9 in the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from 1988 to 2008. He was elected as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], but he switched affiliation to the [[Republican Party]] on October 3, 2006. He was a Moderate Republican who admitted that he had switched parties mainly to contest a state Senate seat in a [[conservative]]district.

==Background==

==Background==