| Bernice Lorene "Buddy" Shaw | |
| Office: | Louisiana State Senator for District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes) |
| Term Start: | 2008 |
| Term End: | 2012 |
| Preceded: | Max T. Malone |
| Succeeded: | Barrow Peacock |
| Office2: | Louisiana State Representative for District 6 (Caddo Parish) |
| Term Start2: | 1996 |
| Term End2: | 2004 |
| Preceded2: | Melissa Scott Flournoy |
| Succeeded2: | Michael Powell |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Jamestown, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Resting Place: | Providence Cemetery in Ringgold in Bienville Parish |
| Spouse: | Mary Ann Shaw |
| Children: | Daughter Stephanie Shaw Stepson Edward Neff Minor, III, (1963–1995) |
| Parents: | Levia Watson "Levi" Shaw (1898-1958) Ida Nix Shaw (1898-1984) |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | Educator |
| Alma Mater: | Northwestern State University Louisiana State University |
| Branch: | United States Army |
Bernice Lorene Shaw (also known as B. L. "Buddy" Shaw; September 6, 1933 - January 18, 2018),[1] 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."[2]
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