Louisiana Town's First Black Mayor-Elect Slain »

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The city council scheduled an emergency meeting Tuesday after the mayor-elect, the first black man elected to lead the largely white town, was found shot to death. Washington, who served three terms as a city councilman, was supposed to have taken office Tuesday as Westlake's first new mayor in 24 years.

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dorchesterboy48
Jan. 2, 2007, 8:35 p.m.
He wasn't slain....
the latest news is that he committed suicide.....

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  bill2936
  Jan. 3, 2007, 9:06 a.m.
  Thank you for filling us in on the rest of the story.
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R33R36Mainline
Jan. 3, 2007, 8:55 a.m.
Suicide, sure... I've got this bridge for sale--cheap--I'll even throw in the rustproofing!!