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- ↑ "Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. - Republican District 6". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Mack White Jr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ↑ CCNAdmin (October 13, 2011). "Bodi White vs. Mike Mannino in Senate District 6". Central City News. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ↑ Andrea Gallo and Steve Hardy (December 10, 2016). "Sharon Weston Broome prevails in tight East Baton Rouge Parish mayor race". The Advocate. Retrieved September 19, 2019.