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As he had served on Shreveport boards, Bussie also was the union representative over the years on many state boards and commissions, including the [[Louisiana State University]] Board of Supervisors, and he was the chairman of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority. On his retirement, a ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' editorial concluded, "Bussie might well be the most powerful Louisianan never elected to public office."​

As he had served on Shreveport boards, Bussie also was the union representative over the years on many state boards and commissions, including the [[Louisiana State University]] Board of Supervisors, and he was the chairman of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority. On his retirement, a ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' editorial concluded, "Bussie might well be the most powerful Louisianan never elected to public office."​

Ever with an eye toward friendly relations with the media, Bussie once invited the ''Morning Advocate'' managing editor, Margaret Richardson Dixon (1908-1970), to address the AFL-CIO convention. He also maintained a highly visible public image for himself.​ Bussie served two four-year terms on the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref name=obit/> President [[John F. Kennedy]] asked Bussie to pressure Senator Russell Long, whom Bussie had known since boyhood, to push [[Medicare]] through a Senate committee that Long chaired.<ref name=stimes/> However, Medicare was not enacted until 1965, by which [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] succeeded Kennedy.

Ever with an eye toward friendly relations with the media, Bussie once invited ''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate'' managing editor, [[Margaret Dixon]], to address the AFL-CIO convention. He also maintained a highly visible public image for himself.​ Bussie served two four-year terms on the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref name=obit/> President [[John F. Kennedy]] asked Bussie to pressure Senator Russell Long, whom Bussie had known since boyhood, to push [[Medicare]] through a Senate committee that Long chaired.<ref name=stimes/> However, Medicare was not enacted until 1965, by which [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] succeeded Kennedy.

At the time of his death, Bussie was still a member of the Baton Rouge Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board.<ref name=obit/>​

At the time of his death, Bussie was still a member of the Baton Rouge Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board.<ref name=obit/>​