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ABOUT Leo Bankston
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A native of
Franklinton, Louisiana, Leo Bankston was
employed by the Baton Rouge Water Works
Company for more than 46 years, retiring
as a Vice President and Superintendent
in 1983. He was instrumental in the
formation of the Capital Area Ground
Water Conservation Commission and served
as the Commission’s first Chairman in
1975. A board certified engineer and
land surveyor, he served as Chair of the
Southwest Section American Water Works
Association, President of the Baton
Rouge Chapter of the Louisiana
Engineering Society and Chair of the
Baton Rouge Gem and Mineral Society. He
was a long time member of the Louisiana
Conference on Water Supply, Sewerage and
Industrial Waste, which named their own
Chairman’s award after him. His forceful
leadership in all his endeavors earned
him the sobriquet of the "Little
General." He passed away in October of
2003. |
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