L.D. "Buddy" Napper
| Laurice Dean "Buddy" Napper | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for Lincoln Parish (later District 12) | |
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In office 1952–1964 |
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| Preceded by | Carroll G. Jones |
| Succeeded by | George B. Holstead |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 19, 1925 Simsboro, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | March 6, 2013 (aged 88) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Simsboro Cemetery |
| Political party | later Republican donor |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Ann Baskin Napper (married c. 1946-2013, his death) |
| Children |
Suzan N. Martin |
| Residence | Ruston, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | United Methodist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
Suzan N. Martin
Katherine N. Freeman
Laurice Dean Napper, known as L. D. "Buddy" Napper (January 19, 1925 – March 6, 2013), was an attorney and civic figure in Ruston, Louisiana, who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1952 to 1964.
A native of Simsboro in western Lincoln Parish, Napper was one of two sons born to Lue Mark Napper and the former Maude Rogers. He had a brother, James Harold Napper, who predeceased him. He graduated from Simsboro High School and then attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, where he played basketball and baseball. He played semi-professional baseball for the Winnsboro Red Sox in Winnsboro, the seat of Franklin Parish south of Monroe. One of his teammates was future legislative colleague Lantz Womack, a banker and businessman from Winnsboro. Still other semi-pro baseball players who later became known in Louisiana politics during the era of what was once called the "Big Eight", referring to the eight smaller cities with semi-pro teams, were former Lieutenant Governor Bill Dodd, who served from 1948 to 1952, and W.W. Dumas, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish from 1965 to 1981. The Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell also played semi-pro a generation after Napper.
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