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'''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.
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Robert Fulton "Bob" Odom, Jr.
|image =
|nationality= American
|office=[[Louisiana]] Commissioner of [[Agriculture]] and [[Forestry]]
|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|term_start= March 10, 1980
|term_end= January 14, 2008
|preceded= [[Gil Dozier|Gilbert L. "Gil" Dozier]]
|succeeded= [[Michael G. Strain]]
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1935|7|20}}
|birth_place= [[Haynesville, Louisiana|Haynesville]], [[Claiborne Parish, Louisiana|Claiborne Parish]], [[Louisiana]]
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|5|17|1935|7|20}}
|death_place=[[Zachary, Louisiana|Zachary]], [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge Parish]]<br>Louisiana
|resting_place=Beulah Plains Cemetery in Zachary
|alma_mater=[[Southeastern Louisiana University]]
|occupation= [[Farmer]]; [[consultant]]
|spouse= Mildred "Millie" Randolph Odom
|children=Robert Odom, III<br>
Ashley Odom Thompson White<br>
Four grandchildren
|religion= [[Southern Baptist]]
|branch=[[United States Marine Corps]]
}}'''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. [1]
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. [1]