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==History== The park in Oil City is named for Earl Williamson. The local politician served for 40 years on the Caddo Parish police jury (1933 to 1972) and again from 1979 to 1980. He served as mayor of [[Vivian, Louisiana|Vivian]] from 1938 to 1946, and again from 1962 to 1966. [[Image:Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum, Oil City, LA IMG 5210.JPG|left|thumb|The Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum was pushed to completion by the late [[Louisiana State Legislature|State Representative]] [[Roy M. Hopkins]] of Oil City.]] John Charles "Chip" Dickey, Jr., the mayor from 2005 until his death in office in 2016 at the age of sixty, pushed for economic ventures, including the community center and restaurants. He was an ordained minister and led various youth camps. Dickey's father, John Charles Dickey, Sr., was the Oil City mayor from 1968 to 1976.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2016/05/24/mayor-oil-city-dies/84848628/|title=Update: Funeral services announced for Oil City mayor|author=Miles Jay Oliver|newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Shreveport Times]]|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>
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