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- - Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m. • Stokes Auditorium • Lake Charles, Charles, Lake • Auditorium Stokes • p.m. 7 3, March Thursday, 2 0 0 5 Foundation forHistoricalLouisiana Photo providedby Foundation forHistoricalLouisiana Photo providedby “Louisiana’s Governor: Leadership...Legacy...Lessons Learned” “Louisiana’s Governor: Leadership...Legacy...Lessons Learned”

Welcome to McNeese State University and tonightʼs second annual McLeod 1972-1980 Tonightʼs program is the second offering of the Lecture Series presentation, “Louisianaʼs Governor: Leadership . . . Legacy . . . Edwin W. Edwards McLeod Lecture Series. The series is supported by Lessons Learned.” - Democrat an endowment that has been established through the McNeese State University Foundation in honor of The office of Louisianaʼs governor is uniquely powerful. Tonightʼs lecture will Louisiana’s Governor: Leadership...Legacy... Bill McLeod, former legislator, judge, and community leader. It is dedicated to presenting timely as well as focus on the office of the governor of Louisiana through the eyes of three living Lessons Learned Discussion the historical aspects of Louisiana politics and efforts to governors – Mike Foster, , and Dave Treen. In what promises to be Panelists in addition to Governors Foster, Roemer and Treen are Beth promote a climate of good government. Selected topics a lively and insightful discussion, the governors will address the uniqueness of the 1980-1984 Courtney, President and CEO, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, and John Hill, Capital City Bureau Chief, Louisianaʼs Gannett News Papers: Shreveport are researched and presented annually with materials, office and its authority, both as the constitution has defined them and as culture David C. Treen Times, Monroe News-Star, Alexandria Town Talk, Opelousas Daily World, records and artifacts becoming a part of the McNeese - Republican and practice have molded them. The governors will share their observations about Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Courtney started her career in broadcasting as a (Governor Treen was the first Archives collection. the office - the opportunities for leadership, the legacy to the State, and the lessons Capitol Correspondent, reporting on state government and moderating numerous Republican governor since political debates. Among her many accomplishments, Courtney was inducted learned that only experience can provide. Joining the Governors will be former Reconstruction.) In addition to supporting the McLeod Lecture Series, this into the Louisiana Center for Women in Government Hall of Fame in 1999. capitol correspondents Beth Courtney and John Hill; Robyn Ekings of LPB will endowment supports the growth of the newly established Hill has been covering state government and politics for Louisiana newspapers moderate the discussion. since 1973. Tonightʼs moderator is Robyn Ekings, Producer/Anchor for Southwest Louisiana Legislative Archives collection in 1984-1988 Louisiana The State Weʼre In. Ekings has rejoined the staff of Louisiana Public the McNeese Library, housing the papers, photos, oral This annual lecture series honors the late Bill McLeod, who served with distinction Edwin W. Edwards Broadcasting in this role, having served as the network correspondent for this histories, and other artifacts of citizens who have served - Democrat as a district judge as well as a legislator. McLeod, who died in 2003, was an honors award-winning news magazine in the early 1980s. in the state legislature from the five Imperial Calcasieu graduate of Lake Charles High School and attended McNeese. He graduated from parishes. This non-partisan collection illuminates for Princeton University and earned his juris doctorate from the LSU Law School. students, scholars, and the general public the issues, the challenges, and contributions of many leaders in the McLeod practiced law in Lake Charles for 33 years until he was elected to a six- history of the region. year term as district judge in 1990. He reentered the private practice of law upon 1988-1992 BE SURE TO WATCH ON LPB! Tonightʼs panel discussion is being recorded his retirement from the bench in 1997. Charles E. “Buddy” Roemer, III for broadcast statewide in late spring on Louisiana Public Broadcasting. The Southwest Louisiana Legislative Archives - Republican * We wish to thank these sponsors who are making the television production possible: collection currently contains the papers and artifacts McLeod was a distinguished public servant who served 23 years in the Louisiana (* Governor Roemer was elected of the late State Representative Harry Hollins and State Legislature. He was elected to the House of Representatives representing as a Democrat and changed his Senators Jack Doland, Scott Heywood, Bill McLeod, Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in 1968 and served until 1976. He then served for affiliation to Republican while Clement Moss, former Senator Bob Jones, former in office.) 15 years in the State Senate representing Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes. He Representatives Burt Andrepont, Kay Iles, Conway rose to the chairmanship of the Senate Retirement Committee and served as dean of LeBleu, Jimmy Martin, and . The papers 1992-1996 the Southwest Louisiana delegation. The Foundation for of the late Governors Sam Jones and Alvin O. King Edwin W. Edwards Excellence In Louisiana Public Broadcasting are also housed in the Archives. We invite all former - Democrat A steering committee of local public officials and community leaders is coordinat- (Governor Edwards made history by Southwest Louisiana legislators and their families to Thank you to our media partner, LPB: Beth Courtney, President and CEO being elected to an unprecedented consider donating materials to this collection. ing the annual lecture series, the McLeod Family Endowment and the related South- of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Clay Fourrier, Executive Producer, Tika fourth term.) west Louisiana Legislative Archives Project. Paul Hart Miller (MSU ʼ87) and Ann Laudun, Senior Producer, Chris Miranda, Director, Keith Crews, Lighting, and Contributions to the McLeod Endowment provide on- Knapp co-chair the steering committee, Sara McLeod Judson and Ben Mount (MSU Robyn Ekings, moderator for tonightʼs program. going support of these exciting programs at McNeese ʼ71) co- chair the lecture series and Winfield Little is the finance committee chair. 1996-2004 Thank you to Special Friends for their help with this event: Senator James David Cain, Comfort Suites of Sulphur, Entergy, Isle of Capri Hotel, Jeff Da- State University. Murphy J. “Mike” Foster vis Bank, the McNeese Alumni Association, Paradise Florist, and donors to the Each year the series will focus on timely, as well as the historical, aspects of Louisiana - Republican McLeod Endowment. The McLeod Endowment Committee: D a n L . (Governor Foster ʼs grandfather, politics and efforts to promote a climate of good government. All research materi- Donald, Jr., Robert L. Dow, Brett Downer, Jane als, records, and artifacts pertaining to the annual lecture will become a part of the Murphy James Foster, served as Governor of Louisiana from D u f r e n e, Gregg Gothreaux, Joe Guillory, Dr. Robert McNeese Library Archives. 1892 to 1900.) Hebert, Robert G. Jones, Sara McLeod Judson, Adam Michael J. Mallett lives in Lake Charles and is a 1990 Knapp, Ann Knapp, Leonard Knapp, Jr. , Wi n fi e l d graduate of Sam Houston High School. He will be initiated 2004-to present E. Little, Jr., Martha McLeod Livanec, Charles S. this spring into the Chi Psi Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha— Mackey, DDS, Cissie McLeod, Mandi Mitchell, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco The National Political Science Honor Society. Mallett was Robert D. Hebert, President, McNeese State University - Democrat awarded the 2005 McLeod stipend to conduct research Ben Mount, Willie Mount, Ruth McLeod Rohs, Vic (The first woman to serve as on tonightʼs topic: “Louisianaʼs Governor: Leadership... Stelly, Burt Tietje, Mary Tietje, Sandy Treme, Charles governor of Louisiana.) Legacy...Lessons Learned.” Vic c e l l i o , P a t r i c k Web b , Virgi n i a H o l l i n s Web b , a n d Ann Knapp, Steering Committee Co-Chair Paul Hart Miller, Steering Committee Co-Chair B e t t y Wil h e l m i .