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- ↑ "Joey Fillingane". Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ↑ "The JFP Interview with Joey Fillingane". Jacksonfreepress.com. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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