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(3) the enlargement and reorganization of the state vocational education system. The latter changes made a vocational school available to nearly all students within thirty miles of their residences.[11]

(3) the enlargement and reorganization of the state vocational education system. The latter changes made a vocational school available to nearly all students within thirty miles of their residences.[11]

Williamson and state Senator Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr., of Lafayette, a 1979 gubernatorial hopeful, were the point men on education in the administration of Governor [[Edwin Edwards]]. Williamson also worked closely with Representative Joe Henry Cooper of De Soto Parish on educational issues. Williamson represented Louisiana on the Education Commission of the States, a national federation promoting reforms in education. He also chaired the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.[11]

Williamson and state Senator Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr., of Lafayette, a 1979 gubernatorial hopeful, were the point men on education in the administration of Governor [[Edwin Edwards]]. Williamson also worked closely with Representative [[Joe Henry Cooper]] of DeSoto Parish on educational issues. Williamson represented Louisiana on the Education Commission of the States, a national federation promoting reforms in education. He also chaired the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.[11]

From 1973 to 1976, Williamson was vice-chairman of the Southern Growth Policies Board, having served under two SGPB chairmen, Governors [[Jimmy Carter]], Democrat of [[Georgia]] (1973–1974) and Republican James Holshouser of [[North Carolina]] (1975–1976). The board, which meets three times annually in [[Atlanta]], seeks to alleviate problems stemming from growth, including environmental issues and dislocation from urban renewal. The board is headquartered at [[Duke University]] in Durham, North Carolina. Williamson presided over board meetingsof the Southern Growth Policies Board in the absences of Carter or Holshouser.[11]

From 1973 to 1976, Williamson was vice-chairman of the Southern Growth Policies Board, having served under two SGPB chairmen, Governors [[Jimmy Carter]], Democrat of [[Georgia]] (1973–1974) and Republican James Holshouser of [[North Carolina]] (1975–1976). The board, which meets three times annually in [[Atlanta]], seeks to alleviate problems stemming from growth, including environmental issues and dislocation from urban renewal. The board is headquartered at [[Duke University]] in Durham, North Carolina. Williamson presided over board meetings of the Southern Growth Policies Board in the absences of Carter or Holshouser.[11]

Williamson's Caddo Parish Senate colleagues were, in his first term, Cecil Kay Carter, Jr., and in his second term,[[Virginia Shehee]], both of Shreveport. In each term, Jackson Beauregard Davis, a Shreveport attorney, was Williamson's senior Caddo Parish colleague.

Williamson's Caddo Parish Senate colleagues were, in his first term, Cecil Kay Carter, Jr., and in his second term, [[Virginia Shehee]], both of Shreveport. In each term, Jackson Beauregard Davis, a Shreveport attorney, was Williamson's senior Caddo Parish colleague.

==Defeating Jimmy Wilson, 1975==

==Defeating Jimmy Wilson, 1975==