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| | | term_end=June 30, 1978 | | | term_end=June 30, 1978 |
| | | preceded=J. Allen Norris | | | preceded=J. Allen Norris |
| − | | succeeded=Dave Norris (not related to J. Allen Norris) | + | | succeeded=[[Dave Norris]] (not related to J. Allen Norris) |
| | | birth_date =March 9, 1927 | | | birth_date =March 9, 1927 |
| | | birth_place=Sikes, Winn Parish, Louisiana | | | birth_place=Sikes, Winn Parish, Louisiana |
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| | Along with State Representative Shady Robert Wall (1922-1985) and Wall's wife, Lallage Feazel Wall, Hatten was a member of the first board of advisors of the Twin City Ballet Company, a regional dance entity that fosters community enrichment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090929/DELTASTYLE/90803008/Celebrating-40-Years|title=Celebrating 40 Years: Twin City Ballet Company: A Gathering of Dancers, August 3, 2009|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}</ref> | | Along with State Representative Shady Robert Wall (1922-1985) and Wall's wife, Lallage Feazel Wall, Hatten was a member of the first board of advisors of the Twin City Ballet Company, a regional dance entity that fosters community enrichment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090929/DELTASTYLE/90803008/Celebrating-40-Years|title=Celebrating 40 Years: Twin City Ballet Company: A Gathering of Dancers, August 3, 2009|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}</ref> |
| − | At some point after leaving the mayor's office, Hatten changed his registration from Democrat to [[Independent]].<ref name=voterportal/>In 2002, he was a donor to the unsuccessful campaign of Republican John Cooksey of Monroe, then the [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, who failed in a bid to unseat Democrat [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/02/elec-WEST-MONROE-LA-02.html|title=WEST-MONROE, Louisiana (LA) Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}</ref>Hatten was later the secretary-treasurer of Health In Government, Inc., in West Monroe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizapedia.com/people/LOUISIANA/WEST-MONROE/W-BERT-HATTEN.html|title=W. Bert Hatten In West Monroe|publisher=bizapedia.com|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}</ref> | + | At some point after leaving the mayor's office, Hatten changed his registration from Democrat to [[Independent]].<ref name=voterportal/>In 2002, he was a donor to the unsuccessful campaign of Republican [[John Cooksey]] of Monroe, then the [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, who failed in a bid to unseat Democrat [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/02/elec-WEST-MONROE-LA-02.html|title=WEST-MONROE, Louisiana (LA) Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}</ref>Hatten was later the secretary-treasurer of Health In Government, Inc., in West Monroe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizapedia.com/people/LOUISIANA/WEST-MONROE/W-BERT-HATTEN.html|title=W. Bert Hatten In West Monroe|publisher=bizapedia.com|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}</ref> |
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| | ==Memberships and awards== | | ==Memberships and awards== |