Lonnie Odell Aulds | |
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Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish | |
In office 1968–1972 |
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Preceded by |
At-large delegation: |
Succeeded by | Single-member district |
Member of Caddo Parish Police Jury | |
In office 1960–1968 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Louisiana, USA |
Died | March 22, 1984 Shreveport, Louisiana |
(aged 58)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Katherin N. Brummett Aulds (married 1969-1984, his death) |
Children | James Linard Aulds |
Parents | Henry Leonard, Sr., and Hazel Duty Aulds |
Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Alma mater | Centenary College of Louisiana |
Occupation | Businessman |
Religion | United Methodist |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Battles/wars | World War II Pacific Theater of Operations |
At-large delegation:
Algie D. Brown
Frank Fulco
Morley A. Hudson
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.
Near Farmerville
Lonnie Odell Aulds (August 14, 1925 – March 22, 1984) was a businessman from Shreveport, Louisiana, who was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Shreveport in Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He served a single term from 1968 until 1972.
Aulds was born near Farmerville in Union Parish in North Louisiana to Henry Leonard Aulds, Sr. (1897-1956), and the former Hazel Duty (1899-1972). According to the 1940 census, he had two brothers, Henry Leonard Aulds, Jr., and Charles Glen Aulds, and two sisters, Lillian (later Armstrong) and Nellie Sue (later Davis), who were eleven years apart in age. He served from 1943 to 1946 in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
Aulds graduated in 1950 from Centenary College in Shreveport and later taught real estate in night school there. In 1957, he organized the Aulds-Horne & White Investment Company in Shreveport and was a principal in the real estate firm, Woodland Development Corporation. He was a president of the North Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. Highly active in various civic and community organizations, he was affiliated with the Jaycees and then the Chamber of Commerce. Aulds was a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Masonic lodge, Shriners, the Forty and Eight veterans organization, and the American Legion.