In 1983, state Senator Carl A. Parker sponsored a bill creating the Lamar University System, and in 1986, Lamar University-Orange and Lamar University-Port Arthur were granted accreditation separate from the main campus.
State Senator Carl A. Parker sponsored a bill. This was in 1983. State Senator Carl A. Parker was creating the Lamar University System. This was in 1983. Lamar University-Orange and Lamar University-Port Arthur were granted accreditation separate from the main campus. This was in 1986. This was in 1983.