| − | '''Billy Wayne Montgomery''', often known as '''Coach Montgomery''' (July 7, 1937 – April 14, 2025) was a former [[educator]] who represented the [[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. | + | '''Billy Wayne Montgomery''', often known as '''Coach Montgomery''' (July 7, 1937 – April 14, 2025), was a former [[educator]] who represented the [[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. |