Person Record

Metadata

Name

Roemer, Charles Elson II

Birthplace

Bossier Parish, LA

Born

11 Dec 1922

Children

Buddy Roemer; Margaret Roemer Lefler; Danny Romer; Melinda Roemer Barrett; Melanie Roemer Melville

Deceased

07 Jul 2012

Deceased where

Bossier Parish, LA

Father

Charles Elson "Pete" Roemer

Mother

Maggie Mayer

Occupation

A farmer and businessman from Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana, who served as the commissioner of administration from 1972 to 1980 in the first two terms of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards.They introduced in conjunction with the LSU Red River Valley Experiment Station, Stardel cotton at their Scopena Plantation in Bossier Parish south of Bossier City. They cultivated hybrid seed corn, owned an International Harvester equipment dealership, and owned and operated two cotton gins. In addition to cotton and corn, Roemer grew soybeans, sunflowers, tomatoes, geese, and cattle. The Roemers owned a dozen airplanes, most used for crop dusting, and Roemer was himself a licensed pilot.