Calhoun Allen
| Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. | |
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| Mayor of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office 1970 – November 27, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Clyde E. Fant |
| Succeeded by | William T. "Bill" Hanna |
| Shreveport Public Utilities Commissioner | |
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In office 1962–1970 |
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| Preceded by | L. E. "Ed" Phelps |
| Succeeded by | William A. "Bill" Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1921 Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 23, 1991 (aged 70) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican-turned-Democrat |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Mary Miller Allen (married 1948-1975, her death) |
| Children |
L. Calhoun Allen, III |
| Alma mater | Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
(1) Mary Miller Allen (married 1948-1975, her death)
L. Calhoun Allen, III
Frances Olivia Allen
Two stepchildren:
John K. Schober
Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. (February 8, 1921 – February 23, 1991), 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.
Allen preferred to use the first initial "L", rather than the unusual name "Littleberry." He was "Calhoun Allen" or "L. Calhoun Allen, Jr.," to the public, not "Littleberry Allen" or some other combination. "Littleberry" had been his grandfather, who was born in Virginia in 1862 and had relocated to Alabama and then to Shreveport near the end of the 19th century. Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Sr., who used the designation "L. C. Allen", was a businessman, a Shreveport city council member, a grand master of the Masonic lodge, and a Baptist, who staunchly opposed liquor use and sales to the extent that he would support Prohibition Party causes and candidates, rather than the heavily favored Democratic nominees. L. C. Allen established what became Allen Manufacturing Company and Caddo Lumber Company. Littleberry Allen had a son, L. C. Allen, Jr. Littleberry Allen died of Bright's disease early in the 20th century. Therefore, L. Calhoun Allen was really L. Calhoun Allen, III, but he used "Jr.," instead because his contemporaries did not know his grandfather as "L. C. Allen, I." And Calhoun Allen named his son, "L. Calhoun Allen, III".
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