Abbeville native Natalie Hawthorne Robottom was elected President of St. John the Baptist Parish in the May 1 election. She took office Tuesday, May 11.
Prior to her election, Robottom served as Governor Bobby Jindal’s Director of the Office of Community Programs, managing $70 million in state and federal funds for programs addressing the needs of the elderly, disabled, children, youth and women._ She also served as_Louisiana’s Liaison for the White House Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and Louisiana’s designee to the Delta Regional Authority.
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