B.L. Shaw
| B. L. "Buddy" Shaw | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for District 37 (Caddo and Bossier parishes) | |
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In office 2008–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Max T. Malone |
| Succeeded by | Barrow Peacock |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 6 (Caddo Parish) | |
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In office 1996–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Melissa Scott Flournoy |
| Succeeded by | Mike Powell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1933 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Shaw |
| Children |
Daughter Stephanie Shaw |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
Daughter Stephanie Shaw
B. L. Shaw, known as Buddy Shaw (born September 6, 1933), is a Republican former member of the Louisiana State Senate for Caddo and Bossier parishes in the northwestern corner of Louisiana. He defeated fellow Republican Billy Montgomery in the November 17, 2007, general election to procure the District 37 seat vacated by the term-limited Senator Max T. Malone of Shreveport. Shaw received 7,157 votes (57 percent) to Montgomery's 5,317 (43 percent)
Shaw received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern State University in in 1955 and 1960, respectively. He subsequently received the Ed.D. degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He is a veteran of the United States Army.
Before his legislative service, Shaw was a classroom teacher and principal of C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport. Thereafter, he was the supervisor of Caddo Parish public schools. After he left the school system, he was an elected member of the Caddo Parish School Board. In 2000, along with songwriter Tillman Franks and Caddo Parish Sheriff Don Hathaway, who graduated from Byrd in 1940 and 1946, respectively, Shaw as a former principal was inducted into the Byrd High School Hall of Fame.
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