Looper, Robert Burdine "Bob", Lafourche Parish La.

Written and Submitted by Christine "Chris" Tidwell
June 2011

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Robert Burdine "Bob" Looper 
27 Dec 1922 -  23 Nov 2003

Robert Burdine "Bob" Looper was born December 27, 1922 in Detroit, Michigan and 
passed away on November 23, 2003 in Golden Meadow, Louisiana. He resided most of 
his adult life in the bayous of south Louisiana. 

Bob spent many years working on the genealogy of many Cajun families. He was one 
of the south's foremost genealogist, a family historian and a community 
activist.  He was an active member of La Societe des Cajuns which is dedicated 
to the preservation of the culture of Lafourche Parish. He served as the 
President of La Societe des Cajuns from 1991 - 1992. He was also the editor of 
the quarterly journal, Les Memoires de Bayou Lafourche, through which he made 
every effort to see that Lafourche's genealogical history would be saved for 
future generations.  He continued working on the La Societe website cemetery 
tables until his death. Bob, with his drive to find and preserve all of the 
genealogical information of our past, was known for his dedication for gathering 
as much information about the people of our area as he could. 

Bob was always willing to assist others in their genealogy research.  He was a 
true genealogist and author.  His work was not a loss cause. The wealth of 
information that he has accumulated through the years has been donated to the 
library in Galliano and can now be appreciated by all of those researching their 
roots in South Lafourche.