Dumas, Woody, 1917-1993,

Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Dumas, long-time mayor of Baton Rouge, La., was born on December 9, 1917, in Opelousas, La. In high school he participated in athletics playing football and baseball. He joined the United States Navy serving as a submariner in World War II. He also served during the Korean War. After his military service, he moved to Baker, La., to play semi-pro baseball. He was elected to the City Parish Metro Council in 1952 and served for twelve years. Beginning in 1964 he served as mayor for four consecutive terms from 1965 to 1980. Dumas' tenure in political office spanned a period of great growth and change in the Baton Rouge area. Dumas, a proponent of civic development, spent much of his administration developing the municipal complex in downtown Baton Rouge. He died of cancer on November 6, 1993, at age 76.

Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Dumas was Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1964 to 1980.