Carl W. Bauer
Carl Wiegmann Bauer | |
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V.J. Bella | |
Louisiana State Senator for District 21 (Assumption, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Terrebonne parishes) | |
In office 1972–1976 | |
Preceded by | Harvey Peltier Jr. |
Succeeded by | Anthony Guarisco Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Carl Packard Wiegmann October 4, 1933 Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, US |
Died | June 11, 2013 Lafayette, Louisiana | (aged 79)
Cause of death | Cancer |
Political party | Democratic |
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Relations | Ralph Norman Bauer and Margaret Wooster Bauer (adopted parents) |
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Carl Wiegmann Bauer (October 4, 1933 – June 11, 2013) was a lawyer and businessman who served as a
Background
Born Carl Packard Wiegmann in rural
In 1951, Bauer graduated from Franklin Senior High School. He then studied at
Public career
In 1966, freshman state Representative
Bauer worked to four-lane
A few months after he entered the state Senate, in which he served alongside
Bauer served as the chief lobbyist for twenty years at ULL, when he retired in 2010. Ray Authement, the former university president, termed Bauer "one of the most effective leaders, as far as grants and contracts, that we ever had."[4]
Bauer served on the boards of several financial institutions and a sugar-processing company. In addition to the Chamber of Commerce, Bauer was affiliated with many organizations over the years, including the Louisiana Bar Association, the Lafayette Economic Development Association, the Louisiana Enterprise Center, the Gulf and Great Plains legal foundations. In 1968, Bauer was named president of the LSU Foundation; he was later a member of the board of the USL Foundation. He was affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America and was a long-term member and past board chairman of Goodwill Industries of Acadiana. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Shriners, and Rotary International.[5]
Death
Ray Authement termed Bauer "courageous" for his struggles with cancer and failing eyesight. The loss of vision required that he learn to use a computer for the visually impaired.[4]
Bauer died at the age of seventy-nine.
References
- ^ "Carl W. BAUER and Jane C. Bauer, Plaintiffs". charitableplanning.com. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2012" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880–2012" (PDF). legis.la.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ Shreveport Times. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ISBN 9780313302121. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ Louisiana Almanac, 2006
- Baton Rouge: Moran Publishing Company, 1979), p. 49.
- ISBN 9780813016993. Retrieved June 14, 2013.