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Shreveport hence switched to the mayor-council form of government with the fast-approaching 1978 elections, when Commissioner Don Hathaway ran a strong but losing race for mayor to then automobile dealer, [[Bill Hanna|William T. "Bill" Hanna]], who made issue that he was an "outsider" to the troubles that had befallen City Hall, since Government Plaza. <ref>[[James C. Gardner]], ''Jim Gardner and Shreveport,'' Vol. II, (Shreveport: [[Sarah Hudson-Pierce]]'s Ritz Publications, 2006), pp. 224–225.</ref> Utilities Commissioner Billy Guin was another unsuccessful candidate for mayor in the September 16 nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>''The Shreveport Times'', September 17, 1978</ref><ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' September 18, 1978.</ref>  

Shreveport hence switched to the mayor-council form of government with the fast-approaching 1978 elections, when Commissioner Don Hathaway ran a strong but losing race for mayor to then automobile dealer, [[Bill Hanna|William T. "Bill" Hanna]], who made issue that he was an "outsider" to the troubles that had befallen City Hall, since Government Plaza. <ref>[[James C. Gardner]], ''Jim Gardner and Shreveport,'' Vol. II, (Shreveport: [[Sarah Hudson-Pierce]]'s Ritz Publications, 2006), pp. 224–225.</ref> Utilities Commissioner Billy Guin was another unsuccessful candidate for mayor in the September 16 nonpartisan blanket primary.<ref>''The Shreveport Times'', September 17, 1978</ref><ref>''[[Shreveport Journal]],'' September 18, 1978.</ref>  

Days after his defeat for mayor, Hathaway on November 21, 1978, Hathaway joined Mayor-elect Hanna, outgoing Mayor Allen, and outgoing Commissioner Guin for the dedication of a new Exhibition Hall on the riverfront, a structure later named in Allen's honor,<ref name=facesofthepast>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=M5AwFlQTMywC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=Don+Hathaway+of+Shreveport&source=bl&ots=4Yocs9HljP&sig=jG8nD7l-LuFkUFugjJ_O5Mv3SDQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OEKiU7nmI-OU8QH5jIHgDg&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBjgy#v=onepage&q=Don%20Hathaway%20of%20Shreveport&f=false|title=Shreveport: Faces of the Past|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Company|location=[[Charleston]],  [[South Carolina]]|author=[[Eric Brock]]|date=2001|pages=43-44|isbn=0-7385-1416-0|accessdate=June 18, 2014}}</ref>now known as StageWorks of Louisiana.

Days after his defeat for mayor, Hathaway on November 21, 1978, Hathaway joined Mayor-elect Hanna, outgoing Mayor Allen, and outgoing Commissioner Billy Guin for the dedication of a new Exhibition Hall on the riverfront, a structure later named in Allen's honor,<ref name=facesofthepast>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=M5AwFlQTMywC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=Don+Hathaway+of+Shreveport&source=bl&ots=4Yocs9HljP&sig=jG8nD7l-LuFkUFugjJ_O5Mv3SDQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OEKiU7nmI-OU8QH5jIHgDg&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBjgy#v=onepage&q=Don%20Hathaway%20of%20Shreveport&f=false|title=Shreveport: Faces of the Past|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Company|location=[[Charleston]],  [[South Carolina]]|author=[[Eric Brock]]|date=2001|pages=43-44|isbn=0-7385-1416-0|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}</ref>now known as StageWorks of Louisiana.

===Caddo Parish sheriff, 1980-2000===

===Caddo Parish sheriff, 1980-2000===