B. L. Shaw

Louisiana State Senator for
District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes)
In office
2008–2012
Preceded byMax T. Malone
Succeeded byBarrow Peacock
Louisiana State Representative for
District 6 (Caddo Parish)
In office
1996–2004
Preceded byMelissa Scott Flournoy
Succeeded byMichael Powell
Personal details
Born(1933-09-06)September 6, 1933
Jamestown, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
DiedJanuary 18, 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 84)
Resting placeProvidence Cemetery in Ringgold in Bienville Parish
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Ann Shaw
ChildrenDaughter Stephanie Shaw
Stepson Edward Neff Minor, III, (1963–1995)
Parent(s)Levia Watson "Levi" Shaw (1898-1958)
Ida Nix Shaw (1898-1984)
Alma materNorthwestern State University
Louisiana State University
OccupationEducator
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited 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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