Roemer’s Bossier Parish Roots (1988)
Louisiana: The State We're In

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1988-03-11
Duration: 00:07:38
Subjects: Roemer, Buddy
Contributors:
- Lormand, Ken Host
- Sockman, Roger Reporter
- Payne, Jerry Interviewee
- Lampkin, Frank Interviewee
- Averett, Nalda Interviewee
- Walker, Danny Interviewee
- Lyles, Christine Interviewee
- Dykes, D.L. Interviewee
- Roemer, Charles, II Interviewee
- Roemer, Adeline Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 11, 1988, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Roger Sockman’s visit to Bossier Parish to meet with the family and friends of Governor-Elect Buddy Roemer prior to his March 14th inauguration. Sockman reports that Roemer grew up on Scopena Plantation near Bossier City. He interviews: Jerry Payne, his classmate; Frank Lampkin, his high school principal; Nelda Averett, his uncle; Danny Walker, his boyhood friend; Christine Lyles, the former Roemer family cook; Dr. D.L. Dykes, his former minister; Charles Roemer II, his father; and Adeline Roemer, his mother. Host: Ken Lormand