Abe Edward Pierce III (born October 28 1934) is a retired educator in his native Monroe Louisiana who is the first African American to have served as mayor of his city. A Democrat Pierce held the position for one term from 1996 to 2000 when he was unseated by the Republican candidate Melvin Rambin.
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