Calhoun Allen
Politician
1921 – 1991
Who was Calhoun Allen?
Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. was a two-term Democratic mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, the state's third largest city. From 1962-1970, he was the municipal public utilities commissioner. He also served some two months as a "District B" city council member after his election in the fall of 1990. The racially moderate Allen presided over a formerly segregated Shreveport, but there was much unrest in the black community during his tenure. Public Safety Commissioner George W. D'Artois had resigned in a swirl of corruption accusations though none reached directly to Allen. By the end of Allen's tenure, City Hall controversies produced a sense of stagnation even though Allen had worked for industrial development and public works projects, one of which bears his name.
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- Born
- Feb 8, 1921
Shreveport - Also known as
- Mayor Calhoun Allen
- Spouses
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Louisiana State University
- Centenary College of Louisiana
- C. E. Byrd High School
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Shreveport
- Died
- Feb 23, 1991
Shreveport
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on July 23, 2013
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