Abe E. Pierce III
Abe Edward Pierce III | |
---|---|
Robert E. "Bob" Powell | |
Succeeded by | Melvin Rambin |
Personal details | |
Born | Monroe, Louisiana | October 28, 1934
Died | August 1, 2021 | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Dorothy Richard-Pierce (married 1955) |
Children | Including: Abe E. Pierce IV |
Alma mater | Southern University |
Occupation | Educator |
Abe Edward Pierce III (October 28, 1934 – August 1, 2021) was an American educator and politician in his native
Background
A graduate of the former Monroe Colored High School prior to
Prior to his mayoral tenure, Pierce served for twenty-six years as a member of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body. He was the first African American to serve on the police jury and the first to be named president of the police jury. Pierce had been the president of the youth council of the Monroe branch of the
Mayoral term
In the 1996
Pierce sought reelection in 2000; mayoral election day in Monroe coincides with the presidential primaries; that year
After Rambin's death, the Monroe City Council then named its president, Jamie Mayo, an African American from District 5, as the interim mayor. Mayo then won the
Pierce resided in Monroe until his death at the age of 86. At the age of sixty-nine, he ran for mayor again in 2004 but finished in fourth place in the primary with 2,123 votes (15.2 percent).[7] Mayo went on to defeat the Republican Donald Spatafora to secure his first full term. He died in 2021.[8] Less than two weeks after Pierce's passing, the city council, with Independent Mayor Friday Ellis concurring, voted to rename the Monroe Convention Center in Pierce's honor.[9]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4535-8859-8. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Louisiana election returns, Ouachita Parish, March 12, 1996". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Ouachita Parish election returns, April 20, 1996". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Election returns for Ouachita Parish, March 14, 2000". staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ISBN 9781893619708. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Election returns, Ouachita Parish, October 2, 2001". staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "Ouachita Parish election returns, March 9, 2004". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Abe Edward Pierce III, former Monroe mayor, dies". The News-Star. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Ian Robinson (August 13, 2021). "Monroe Convention Center to be renamed after former mayor Abe Pierce III". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved August 15, 2021.