B. L. Shaw

Bernice Lorene "Buddy" Shaw
Louisiana State Senator for District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes)
In office 2008–2012
Preceded by	Max T. Malone
Succeeded by	Barrow Peacock
Louisiana State Representative for District 6 (Caddo Parish)
In office 1996–2004
Preceded by	Melissa Scott Flournoy
Succeeded by	Michael Powell
Personal details
Born	(1933-09-06)September 6, 1933 Jamestown, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Died	January 18, 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 84)
Resting place	Providence Cemetery in Ringgold in Bienville Parish
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Ann Shaw
Children	Daughter Stephanie Shaw Stepson Edward Neff Minor, III, (1963–1995)
Parent(s)	Levia Watson "Levi" Shaw (1898-1958) Ida Nix Shaw (1898-1984)
Alma mater	Northwestern State University Louisiana State University
Occupation	Educator
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army

Bernice Lorene Shaw (also known as B. L. "Buddy" Shaw; September 6, 1933 – January 18, 2018), was a Louisiana educator and politician who served in the Louisiana State Senate.

Shaw died early in 2018 at the age of eighty-four, and was interred at Providence Cemetery in Ringgold, Louisiana.

Caddo Parish School Superintendent T. Lamar Goree described Shaw as "undoubtedly a legend in our district and a man who set C. E. Byrd apart from the crowd. He was a career educator who loved the students of this district and spent his life in service to the community. ... his legacy will long be remembered."

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