Hatten served as president of the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and was the recipient in 1962 of the Junior Chamber International "Young Man of the Year Award". He is a member of the West Monroe Masonic Lodge No. 419, 32nd degree Scottish Rite and York Rite Bodies and Barak Shrine Temple.
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Hatten served as president of the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and was the recipient in 1962 of the Junior Chamber International "Young Man of the Year Award". He is a member of the West Monroe Masonic Lodge No. 419, 32nd degree Scottish Rite and York Rite Bodies and Barak Shrine Temple. In 2022, Hatten, along with his friend, former Monroe Mayor W. L. "Jack" Howard, were inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield; Hatten the year prior to his death, and Howard, posthumously.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lapoliticalmuseum.com/hall-of-fame/|title=Inductees of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdaete=February 4, 2024}}</ref>