Bill Dodd
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"William Joseph "Bill" Dodd" held five important positions in Louisiana government in the mid-twentieth century, including the offices of Louisiana House of Representatives/state representative, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana/lieutenant governor, state auditor, president and member of the State Board of Education, and state education superintendent, but he never achieved his ultimate goal: the state's powerful Napoleonic-style governorship. Twice Dodd failed to win the pivotal Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic gubernatorial nomination: 1952 and 1959. To his critics, he was a Long "hatchet man." To his admirers, he never let his defeats sour his optimistic spirit, his patriotism, or his devotion to his adopted home state.

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I'm a people person. I love people.

I've got other grandchildren I can brag on.

What I'm proudest of, he's a strong Christian. He loves the Lord.

If there is a legitimate criticism, it is that the county should have done a better job of looking at all their alternatives earlier. For that I take full responsibility.