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- ↑ "Downer makes bid official". The Houma Courier . May 21, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- 1 2 Who's who in the South and Southwest, Marquis Who’s Who, 2005
- 1 2 "Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2012" (PDF). David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Hurricane recovery aid boosts state budget to $33.6 billion". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. August 15, 2007. p. 14. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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