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* (3) his tenure as a full-time city official had already reached sixteen years.
* (3) his tenure as a full-time city official had already reached sixteen years.
In 1978, Shreveport changed from the commission system to the mayor-council single-member district format with term limits. The newly elected mayor, Democrat William Thomas "Bill" Hanna, Jr., a former [[Ford]] Motor Company automobile dealer who defeated fellow Democrat Don Hathaway, hence exerted executive powers to a "legislative" council of seven members, where a divided 4–3 vote could often prove decisive. Hanna was elected as a "reform" candidate.
In 1978, Shreveport changed from the commission system to the mayor-council single-member district format with term limits. The newly elected mayor, Democrat [[Bill Hanna|William Thomas "Bill" Hanna, Jr.]], a former [[Ford]] Motor Company automobile dealer who defeated fellow Democrat Don Hathaway, hence exerted executive powers to a "legislative" council of seven members, where a divided 4–3 vote could often prove decisive. Hanna was elected as a "reform" candidate.
==Personal life==
==Personal life==