Bob Odom
| Bob Odom | |
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| Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry | |
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In office March 10, 1980 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Gilbert L. "Gil" Dozier |
| Succeeded by | Michael G. Strain |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Fulton Odom, Jr. July 20, 1935 Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana |
| Died | May 17, 2014 (aged 78) Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana |
| Resting place | Beulah Plains Cemetery in Zachary |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred "Millie" Randolph Odom |
| Children |
Robert Odom, III |
| Alma mater | Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Occupation | Farmer; consultant |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
Robert Odom, III
Ashley Odom Thompson White
Robert Fulton "Bob" Odom, Jr. (July 20, 1935 – May 17, 2014), was the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry in the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Democrat, he held his position from 1980 to 2008 through six gubernatorial administrations.
Later in the private sector, Odom operated a consulting company to work with farmers on a statewide and national basis. He offered input on farm legislation before the United States Congress. He and his family resided in Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish, where he died at the age of seventy-eight.
The son of Robert Odom, Sr., and the former Mary Traylor, Odom was reared up on a cotton and dairy farm of some one thousand acres in Haynesville, a small town in rural Claiborne Parish near the Arkansas state line. He owned a 600-acre (2.4 km2) farm in Claiborne Parish.
Odom procured a Bachelor of Science degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond east of Baton Rouge. In 1960, he was first employed by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, also called the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Immigration at that time. Prior to his election as commissioner, Odom became the chief of the pesticide division, executive assistant to then Commissioner Dave L. Pearce and director of technical services.
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