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'''Herman Farr''' (November 11, 1917 – June 6, 2008)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=111278249|title=Rev. Herman Farr obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 10, 2008|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref> was an [[African-American]] [[clergy]]man who was among the first three members of his race to serve on the city council in [[Shreveport]], the largest city in North [[Louisiana]]. Farr served a single four-year term from 1978 to 1982, under the single-member district mayor-council format, which that year replaced the former at-large city commission government. His black colleagues were Hilry Huckaby, Jr., and Gregory Tarver, later a member of the Louisiana State Senate for Caddo Parish.
'''Herman Farr''' (November 11, 1917 – June 6, 2008)<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=111278249|title=Rev. Herman Farr obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 10, 2008|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref> was an [[African-American]] [[clergy]]man who was among the first three members of his race to serve on the city council in [[Shreveport]], the largest city in North [[Louisiana]]. Farr served a single four-year term from 1978 to 1982, under the single-member district mayor-council format, which that year replaced the former at-large city commission government. His black colleagues were Hilry Huckaby, Jr., and Gregory Tarver, later a member of the Louisiana State Senate for Caddo Parish.
The mayor during Farr's term on the council was William Thomas "Bill" Hanna (1930-2016). Former Mayor James C. Gardner (1924-2010) was a member of the founding city council with Farr. In 1982, when John Brennan Hussey was elected mayor, Farr was defeated for reelection by a 2-1 margin by his fellow black Democrat, Joe Shyne, who in 2008 still represented historically black District E on the council.
The mayor during Farr's term on the council was William Thomas "Bill" Hanna (1930-2016). Former Mayor James C. Gardner (1924-2010) was a member of the founding city council with Farr. In 1982, when John Brennan Hussey was elected mayor, Farr was defeated for reelection by a 2-1 margin by his fellow black Democrat, Joe Shyne, who in 2008 still represented historically black District E on the council.