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The result was delete. Black Kite (talk) 00:55, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
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Small city mayor in Louisiana who fails WP:NPOL and, like many other articles from User:Billy Hathorn, has no real references to support WP:GNG. Sources used are: 1) his obit in a local newspaper; 2) a link to a now-defunct tourism site for Natchitoches, LA that doesn't have any mention of the subject; 3) a link to the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame, which doesn't have his bio and is not doesn't qualify as notable alone; 4-6) election returns; and 7) another obituary in another local newspaper. GPL93 ( talk) 20:02, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 22:42, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 22:42, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:47, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- Comment. I did find this. Someone should have really told User:Billy Hathorn about Conservapedia. They might like to contribute there. RIP Mayor Sampite – MJL ‐Talk‐ ☖ 00:31, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
- Delete. Also, yeah. Delete per nomination. – MJL ‐Talk‐ ☖ 00:32, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
- Delete a non-notable purely local political figure. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 03:52, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
- Comment - an argument could be made that as mayor for 2 decades of a regional city, he could be notable. I don't see any proof, and have no way of knowing, but I'm open to somebody else tryng to save this article per WP:HEY. Bearian ( talk) 20:48, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
- Delete. Per nom. His notability is tied to local sources and in connection to being the mayor of a small U.S. town. Britishfinance ( talk) 00:27, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
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