Carroll E. Lanier
| Carroll E. Lanier | |
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| Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office June 1977 – December 1982 |
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| Preceded by | John K. Snyder |
| Succeeded by | John K. Snyder |
| Alexandria Finance and Utilities Commissioner | |
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In office June 1969 – June 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Leroy Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Arnold Jack Rosenthal |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Carroll Edwin Lanier November 5, 1926 Hamburg, Ashley County Arkansas, USA |
| Died | December 4, 2012 (aged 86) Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Winifred C. "Wendy" Lanier |
| Children |
Brian Lanier (deceased) |
| Parents | Morrell B. and Effie Sivals Lanier |
| Alma mater | Bolton High School |
| Occupation | Electrical contractor |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1944-1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Brian Lanier (deceased)
Kathy Lanier Miller
Theresa Louise Lanier Massey
Steve Lanier
Carroll Edwin Lanier (November 8, 1926 – December 4, 2012) was an American Democratic politician who served an extended term as mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana; Alexandria is the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in central Louisiana. Lanier served a 5.5-year term from June 1977 to December 1982 and became the first mayor under the current mayor-council form of municipal government, which in 1977 replaced the former three-member commission system. The initial term under the new charter was extended by a year-and-a-half to coincide with the regular 1982 elections.
Lanier was born to Morrell B. Lanier (1897–1980) and the former Effie Sivals (1901–1975) in Hamburg in Ashley County in southeastern Arkansas. He outlived his parents, a brother, and three sisters. The family relocated to Alexandria when Carroll was eleven years of age. Lanier joined the United States Navy during World War II prior to his graduation from Bolton High School in Alexandria. An electrical contractor, Lanier was in business with his brother in the company, Lanier Electric.
From 1969 to 1973, he was the Alexandria finance and utilities commissioner, having been elected over the long-term incumbent, fellow Democrat Leroy Wilson (1905–1978). In 1973, however, as consumer electric bills climbed, voters replaced Lanier with businessman and attorney Arnold Jack Rosenthal, a Democrat who had vowed to bring down the utility rates. Alexandria is one of some fourteen Louisiana cities in which the municipal government owns and operates the utility systems. The cities derive a portion of their operations funds from profit in the sale of utilities. Rosenthal was unable to enact major reductions because of steady increases in the fuel adjustment rate brought about by hikes in the price of natural gas, a fuel used to produce electricity.
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