Kenneth Odinet [Part 1 of 3]
Oral History
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Collection:LSA
Copyright Holder: Louisiana State Archives
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Subjects: ABORTION | ARABIE, LOUISIANA | DRINKING AND DRIVING | EDWARDS, EDWIN (GOVERNOR) | FOSTER, MURPHY J. "MIKE" (GOVE | IVON, LOUIS | JINDAL, BOBBY | JOHNSON, JON | NUNEZ, SAMUEL (STATE SENATOR) | ODINET, KENNETH | ORAL HISTORIES | POLICE ACADEMY (NEW ORLEANS) | TALLULAH, LOUISIANA
Contributors:
- Odinet, Kenneth Interviewee
- Jackson Jr., Sailor Photographer
Description
Oral history with House District 103 State Representative Kenneth Odinet. Conducted on May 24, 2007. In this interview, Odinet discusses his beginnings in Louisiana and some of the high and low points of his extensive political career. He talks about his legislation focusing on DWI rehabilitation, closing an outdated jail in St. Bernard and changing it into a police training facility, and his early life and education. Representative Odinet served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for twenty years. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with numerous representatives being term limited following the 2007 legislative session. Part 1 of 3.