Willie Mount
| Willie Mount | |
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Mount as Mayor of Lake Charles
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| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 27th district |
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In office January 10, 2000 – January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | James J. Cox |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Johns |
| 25th Mayor of Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
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In office July 1, 1993 – December 1999 |
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| Preceded by | James Sudduth |
| Succeeded by |
Rodney Geyen (interim) |
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Willie Landry August 25, 1949 Lake Charles, Louisiana in Calcasieu Parish |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Benjamin Mount |
| Residence | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | McNeese State University (BBA, 1974) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Rodney Geyen (interim)
Willie Landry Mount (born August 25, 1949) is an American politician from Louisiana who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 2000 to 2012. She represented District 27, which includes parts of her native Lake Charles and the surrounding cities of Sulphur and Westlake. From 1993 to 1999, Mount was the first female to have served as the mayor of Lake Charles.
Mount was a candidate in the 2004 U.S. House of Representatives election for Louisiana's 7th congressional district. She was defeated by Republican Charles Boustany in a contested general election campaign that received national attention.
In 1974, Mount obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from McNeese State University in Lake Charles. She owned a small business and worked as a real estate agent and pharmaceutical representative for Lederle Laboratories. Mount resides in her hometown with her husband, attorney Benjamin Mount; they have no children.
Mount had been active in community work through organizations such as the Junior League of Lake Charles, and ran for mayor of Lake Charles in 1993. She defeated Paul Savoie, a Democrat and a former mayor. During her tenure she served as president of the Louisiana Conference of Mayors and supported restoration efforts following hurricanes. To this end Mount testified before Congress in support of the Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999.
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