A Tulsa native and independent oil operator, LaFortune was the city s mayor for four terms, from 1970 to 1978. Prior to that, he served as city streets commissioner.
A major decision is expected at Monday night’s Tulsa Public Schools board meeting as a vote is expected on whether to make Dr. Ebony Johnson a permanent superintendent.
Twenty years have passed since a statewide commission recommended economic reparations be made to survivors and descendants of the Tulsa Race Massacre whose homes and businesses were destroyed.