GOV. BUDDY ROEMER

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Roemer boosted teacher pay, and state employees pay was increased.
• Put a priority on protecting the environment.
• First call to action was to improve transportation.
• Shortly after strived to get rid of LA's $1.3 billion deficit.
• Completely switched from democrat to republican in 1991.

NEGATIVE REGARDS

• Roemer gained the reputation of being very difficult to work with by government employees.
• Roemer came under fire for hiring a friend to teach positive thinking.
• Made employees wear rubber bands, and snapped them when negative thoughts arose.

MAJOR PROBLEMS

• Thousands of coastal residents from Mexico fled To Louisiana, a day after Hurricane Gilbert.
• Shell plant explosion in Diamond LA, causing multiple deaths, and envirormental issues.
• Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke ran for a Louisiana state House seat.

END OF HIS TERM

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