Lo Walker
| Lorenz James "Lo" Walker | |
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| 15th Mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana, USA | |
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Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | George Dement |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 26, 1933 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Marchena Walker (married c. 1962-2014, her death) |
| Children |
Linda Walker Morse |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
| Occupation | Retired United States Air Force colonel Former business executive |
Linda Walker Morse
Lorenz James Walker, known as Lo Walker (born September 26, 1933), is the first Republican to serve as the mayor of Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana. First elected in 2005, he is the fifteenth person to hold the position since Ewald Max Hoyer was appointed by Governor Newton Blanchard in 1907, when Bossier City was a village.
A Shreveport native, Walker graduated in 1951 from Fair Park High School. In 1952, he enrolled at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, from which he graduated in 1956 as the "Outstanding Business School Graduate". Through Reserve Officer Training Corps at Louisiana Tech, Walker was commissioned an officer in the United States Air Force. He served for thirty years in the military, including two tours of duty during the Vietnam War at Bien Hoa and Nha Trang air bases. Walker retired in 1986 with the rank of colonel. He first considered himself a Bossier City resident as early as 1968, After mandatory military moves, including a stint in California, he returned permanently to Bossier City in 1980. While in the military, he received a Master of Business Administration degree in 1970 from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
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