Four receive Shreveport's Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. award | Community Spirit

Release courtesy Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation

Mayor Cedric Glover has announced the recipients of the city’s Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. award for 2013.

The honorees were presented with medallions Tuesday (January 15) at a citywide observance celebrating the legacy of the slain Civil Rights leader. The event was held at the historic Galilee Baptist Church.

The recipients for 2013 are:

• Dr. Brondwyn Holliway-Alford, Pediatrician
• Foster Campbell, Louisiana Public Service Commission Chairman
• Willie Singleton, Attorney and former state legislator
• Maude Warner, mother of three children who drowned in Red River in 2010

``Each of our recipients exemplify the spirit of leadership, courage, hope, love and compassion for others that Dr. King taught throughout his magnificent life,’’ Mayor Glover said. ``They honor him with their daily commitment to excellence and determination to make this world a better place for all of us.’’