Obit: Hardy L. Brian, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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>From the September 30, 1949 Winnfield News-American

Former Editor of Winnfield Times Dies in Shreveport

Hardy L. Brian, 84, of Shreveport, former publisher of the Winnfield Times
which today is the  News-American, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Monday in a
Shreveport hospital following an extended period of failing health.

He was a native of Grant Parish, born near Pollock, and after residing in
several other north Louiaiana parishes, including Winn and Natchitoches, he
moved to Shreveport in 1924 and resided there the balance of his life.

In 1916 he purchased the Winnfield Times, which he edited for two years.  He
had resided in Winn Parish a number of years before engaging in the newspaper
business, and in the early 1880s was elected by the Winn electorate as a
member of the state house of representatives while his father, of Grant
Parish, was a state senator.

He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. J. R. Hall of Winnfield.  He is survived by
two sons, W. T,. of Shreveport and B. F. of Eunice; two daughters, Mrs.
Celeste Brian Carpenter of Morehead, Miss., and Miss Clara Alma Brian of
Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Emmaline Hanks of Houston, Tex.; two brothers,
Harvey Brian of Nebo, La., and F. N. Brian of Dallas, Texas; seven
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

(Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA.)