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- ↑ Dan Shea "Gray to meet Jefferson-Bullock for 5th Senate seat" in Times-Picayune, 2007 October 21 (retrieved 2009 June 06).
- ↑ Louisiana Legislature Black Caucus bio of Jefferson-Bullock. Archived 2005-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Jefferson-Bullock listing on the Political Graveyard site.
- ↑ Gray Evans' web site. As of 2009 Louisiana House District 91 is represented by Walt Leger III.
- ↑ Jefferson article in NNDB Beta.
- ↑ Exhibits in Jefferson trial reveal payments to daughters' colleges.
- ↑ Stephanie Grace, "If Rep. William Jefferson wins re-election, get ready to answer questions" in Times-Picayune, 2008 December 02 (accessed 2009 June 10).