Hilry Huckaby

Hilry "Huck" Huckaby III was a former district judge in Caddo Parish, Louisiana and a four-term councilman in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana noted for his work reforming the government of Shreveport. He is known for changing the city of Shreveport government from a commission form of government to a City Council form of government which provided greater representation for the people of Shreveport, especially the African American community.

Early life Huckaby was born in Shreveport, Louisiana Huckaby plead guilty to failing to file his 1987 tax return, and was sentenced to one year in jail, one year supervised release, a US$5000 fine and orders to pay his owed taxes for 1987. His trial was highly publicized, with some seeing his punishment as not harsh enough and others believing that he was being prosecuted because he was African American.