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'''Maurice L. Mapes''', known as '''Bud Mapes''' (July 8, 1930 — December 1, 2005), was a lobbyist and political consultant who worked with eight [[Louisiana]] [[governor]]s. from [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who left office in 1960  to [[Kathleen Blanco]], serving her single term at the time of his death.

'''Maurice L. Mapes''', known as '''Bud Mapes''' (July 8, 1930 — December 1, 2005), was a lobbyist and political consultant who worked with eight [[Louisiana]] [[governor]]s. from [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who left office in 1960  to [[Kathleen Blanco]], serving her single term at the time of his death.

   

   

Mapes was born in Ozark in Christian County in southwestern [[Missouri]], to Reginald Maurice Mapes (1903-1974) and the former Mabel Helen Woody (1902-1993). He attended Drury College and Southwest Missouri State College, both in Springfield in southwestern Missouri, the University of Missouri in Columbia, and Michigan State University in East Lansing, [[Michigan]].  He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He served in the [[United States Air Force]] from 1951 to 1955, with service during the [[Korean War]]. He moved to Baton Rouge in 1960 after traveling to Louisiana from [[Kansas City]], Missouri, for the preceding five years. Mapes applied his personal motto, "What is the right thing to do?", for the benefit for his wide array of clients, including the Louisiana [[Farm Bureau]], the Southwestern Lumberman's Association, Louisiana Finance Association, 3M Company, Entergy, Cole-National Corp., Louisiana Retailers Association, Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, and the Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=15830094|title=Maurice Mapes obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 3, 2005|accessdate=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

Mapes was born in Ozark in Christian County in southwestern [[Missouri]], to Reginald Maurice Mapes (1903-1974) and the former Mabel Helen Woody (1902-1993). He attended Drury College and Southwest Missouri State College, both in Springfield in southwestern Missouri, the University of Missouri in Columbia, and Michigan State University in East Lansing, [[Michigan]].  He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He served in the [[United States Air Force]] from 1951 to 1955, with service during the [[Korean War]]. He moved to [[Baton Rouge]] in 1960 after traveling for the preceding five years to Louisiana from [[Kansas City]], Missouri. Mapes applied his personal motto, "What is the right thing to do?", for the benefit for his wide array of clients, including the Louisiana [[Farm Bureau]], the Southwestern Lumberman's Association, Louisiana Finance Association, 3M Company, Entergy, Cole-National Corp., Louisiana Retailers Association, Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, and the Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?pid=15830094|title=Maurice Mapes obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 3, 2005|accessdate=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

Mrs. Mapes, the former Berniece Joan Mick (1927-1999), known as Bea Mapes, was originally from [[rural]] Tipton in Mitchell County in northern [[Kansas]]. She was a [[Roman Catholic]] and a founder of the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation. The couple had two sons and daughters-in-law, Samuel Woody "Sammy" Mapes (born 1961) and his wife, Shannon Mapes, of Fort Myers Beach, [[Florida]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/sam-mapes/e501309340536|title=Sam Mapes|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 10, 2020}}</ref> and Joseph Anton "Joe" Mapes (born 1962) and his wife, Sandy Mapes, of Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish. The Mapeses are interred in different cemeteries, he at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge, and she at Mount Carmel Cemetery and Mausoleum in St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, north of Baton Rouge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205894673/berniece_joan_bea_-mapes|title=Berniece Joan "Bea" Mick Mapes obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' on Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

Mrs. Mapes, the former Berniece Joan Mick (1927-1999), known as Bea Mapes, was originally from [[rural]] Tipton in Mitchell County in northern [[Kansas]]. She was a [[Roman Catholic]] and a founder of the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation. The couple had two sons and daughters-in-law, Samuel Woody "Sammy" Mapes (born 1961) and his wife, Shannon Mapes, of Fort Myers Beach, [[Florida]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/sam-mapes/e501309340536|title=Sam Mapes|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 10, 2020}}</ref> and Joseph Anton "Joe" Mapes (born 1962) and his wife, Sandy Mapes, of Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish. The Mapeses are interred in different cemeteries, he at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge, and she at Mount Carmel Cemetery and Mausoleum in St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, north of Baton Rouge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205894673/berniece_joan_bea_-mapes|title=Berniece Joan "Bea" Mick Mapes obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' on Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 10, 2020}}</ref>