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==Background==

==Background==

Ellis is the son of Oliver Gus "Friday" Ellis, Sr. (1934-2008), a native of St. Joseph in Tensas Parish who is interred in Rayville in Richland Parish. The father's obituary does not mention a wife. It is unclear whether Mayor Ellis' middle name is Gus or "Friday."  Mayor Ellis has three siblings, Michael Wayne Ellis and wife, Donna of Girard, also in Richland Parish; Patricia Ellis Jones of Rayville, and Angela Sanford and husband, Ronnie, of Girard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32434957/oliver-gus-ellis|title=Oliver Gus "Friday" Ellis|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}</ref>The mayor is registered to vote under the name "Oliver Ellis," according to records of the Louisiana Secretary of State. Ellis also formerly resided in Weston, [[Missouri]], and Barstow, [[California]], dates not specified.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/results/?firstName=Friday&middleInitial=&lastName=Ellis&city=&state=LA&age=|title=Friday Ellis|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}</ref>

Ellis is the son of Oliver Gus "Friday" Ellis, Sr. (1934-2008), a native of St. Joseph in Tensas Parish who is interred in Rayville in Richland Parish, where he had resided. The father's obituary does not mention a wife. It is unclear whether Mayor Ellis' middle name is Gus or "Friday."  Mayor Ellis has three siblings, Michael Wayne Ellis and wife, Donna of Girard, also in Richland Parish; Patricia Ellis Jones of Rayville, and Angela Sanford and husband, Ronnie, of Girard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32434957/oliver-gus-ellis|title=Oliver Gus "Friday" Ellis|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}</ref>The mayor is registered to vote under the name "Oliver Ellis," according to records of the Louisiana Secretary of State. Ellis also formerly resided in Weston, [[Missouri]], and Barstow, [[California]], dates not specified.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/results/?firstName=Friday&middleInitial=&lastName=Ellis&city=&state=LA&age=|title=Friday Ellis|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==