CASS COUNTY PIONEER PROFILE Clyde Fant

This week’s Cass County Pioneer is from the political realm. Clyde Edward Fant, Sr. was born in Linden October 18, 1905. He graduated from Marshall College (now East Texas Baptist University) in 1925. After a brief stint in teaching, he worked for a lumber company and later joined Southwestern Gas and Electric Company. His career in the utility sector led him to Shreveport, where he became an executive with Interstate Electric Company. Fant’s political career began when he was appointed Shreveport’s Public Utilities Commissioner in 1944. In 1946, he was elected mayor, serving until 1954. After a four-year hiatus, during which he managed an insurance agency, he was re-elected in 1958 and served until 1970. His twenty-year tenure remains the longest in Shreveport’s history.

During his administration, Fant focused on modernizing the city. He spearheaded a $9.6 million capital improvements bond issue, which facilitated extensive municipal growth in the post-World War II era. His efforts earned Shreveport national recognition, including being named one of the nation’s top eleven cities by the National Municipal League and Look magazine in 1953. Fant’s legacy endures in Shreveport. The Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway, a scenic thoroughfare along the Red River, stands as a testament to his contributions. Additionally, the Clyde E. Fant Memorial Award for Community Service is presented annually to individuals who demonstrate exceptional civic commitment.

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Deputy District Clerk - Deputy Clerk will perform a variety of clerical duties in support of District Clerk’s Office operations; prepare courtroom and/or other types of legal documentation; and provide customer service to the public.

Deputy Sheriff - Patrols and responds to calls for assistance from the public. Enforces Federal, State, and Local laws. Arrests, transports, and books offenders. Testifies in courts. Performs investigation of all reported offenses. Serves warrants and civil process.

Blade Operator - Effectively operate various sizes and models of self propelled motor graders to spread and level dirt, gravel, stone, and other road materials to rough and fine grade specifications in construction and maintenance of county roads.

Licensed Vocational Nurse - Community Health-Core-Atlanta: he LVN serves as a clinical member of Crisis Stabilization Unit treatment team. The LVN is responsible for using the nursing process to meet the needs of clients according to the professional standards of nursing care.

Registered Nurse - Community HealthCore-Atlanta: Under the general direction of the Director of Nursing (DON) and the RCSU RN Nurse Manager is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to meet the needs of patients in the Rapid Crisis Stabilization Unit (RCSU) (involuntary extended observation unit and voluntary crisis residential unit) according to the professional standards of nursing care.

Atlanta Fire Department - Firefighter/EMT positions: Paramedic Preferred. If applicant is EMT, applicant must obtain paramedic certification within two years from date of hire. If applicant is paramedic only, applicant will be sent to the fire academy.

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