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Les Whitt
Robert Leslie Whitt (August 22, 1951 – August 16, 2008), known as Les Whitt, was the award-winning director of Alexandria Zoological Park in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana, having served from 1974 until his death from heart complications only six days prior to what would have been his 57th birthday. Whitt was also a musician who mastered a Hammond B-3 organ and played with B.B. King and B.B. Major, whom he had accompanied at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.〔Robert Leslie "Les" Whitt obituary, ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', August 19, 2008:http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080819/OBITUARIES/80818026/1023〕
==Background==
Whitt was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. James V. Whitt, Sr., in Natchez, Mississippi. In 1994, he received a heart transplant at Ochsner Foundation Hospital founded in New Orleans by the physician Alton Oschner. His donor was Lane Bourgeois of Prairieville in Ascension Parish. Whitt was an advocate of organ donation and frequently spoke on behalf of the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency.〔
Whitt was appointed zookeeper by Malcolm Hebert, Alexandria's last elected streets and parks commissioner prior to the establishment in 1977 of the Mayor-council government, in which Hebert initially served as the director of public works under Mayor Carroll E. Lanier. The zoo is located adjacent to Bringhurst Park off Masonic Drive and near the Alexandria Mall. It grew exponentially after Whitt's appointment as director and became a large facility for a medium-sized city. In 1993, Whitt received the prestigious Dunbar Award from Louisiana Civil Service, named in honor of Charles E. Dunbar, Jr.〔
At the age of sixteen, Whitt joined the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. Over the years, he served the organization in various capacities, such as that as the leader of the Accreditation Inspection Team. He was recognized for his innovative zoo exhibits and designs. He represented the Alexandria zoo in worldwide conservation efforts to preserve endangered species. David Lind, past president of the civic group Friends of the Alexandria Zoo, said that Whitt was more than a zookeeper: "He really was the Renaissance man." He was a mentor to young zoo professionals, teen volunteers, the Boy Scouts, as well as other musicians.〔"Alexandria Zoo Director Les Whitt dies", ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', August 17, 2008, p. 1: http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080817/NEWS01/808170301&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL"〕
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