Bob Angelle
Politician
1896 – 1979
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Who was Bob Angelle?
Robert Joseph Angelle, known as Bob Angelle, was a businessman and politician from Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish, who was the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1957–1960, the last term of Governor Earl Kemp Long. Angelle was part of the powerful Long faction of Louisiana politics. He is probably best remembered for sponsoring the bill which declared Breaux Bridge "the Crawfish Capital of the World".
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- Born
- Aug 26, 1896
Cecilia - Also known as
- Mayor Bob Angelle
- Parents
- Spouses
- Madge Begnaud
(1919/07/08 - 1979/12/22)
- Madge Begnaud
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Died
- Dec 22, 1979
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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