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Former Gov. Buddy Roemer was remembered by his family and friends as a sparkplug of optimism with a trailblazing vision who was often ahead of his time during a funeral Thursday in his hometown of Shreveport.
Roemer, who was 77 when he died May 17, was memorialized in Baton Rouge Tuesday, but he was returned for the funeral to the historic downtown First United Methodist Church of which his family has belonged for more than half of its 175-year existence. He loved baseball, said daughter Caroline Roemer, who said her father was buried wearing a jersey of his beloved New York Yankees. If he were here today he would say its good to be back on his home field.
Will Sentell
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley, who just passed the six-month mark on the job, is winning praise even from some education groups that were less than enthusiastic about his selection.
Brumley s willingness to listen to a wide variety of views on often-contentious public school issues in the midst of a pandemic was cited by leaders of several organizations asked for an early assessment. He is very accessible, said Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better Louisiana.
Brumley narrowly landed the job on May 20 on the third vote by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley, who just passed the six-month mark on the job, is winning praise even from some education groups that were less than enthusiastic about his selection.
Brumley s willingness to listen to a wide variety of views on often-contentious public school issues in the midst of a pandemic was cited by leaders of several organizations asked for an early assessment. He is very accessible, said Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better Louisiana.
Brumley narrowly landed the job on May 20 on the third vote by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
He started on June 8, about three months into a pandemic that has played havoc with Louisiana s public school system and its roughly 720,000 students.