Sam Jones (born April 1953) is the former mayor of Franklin, Louisiana who served from 1982 until 2004 when he resigned in the middle of his sixth term as mayor to join the staff of new elected governor of Louisiana Kathleen Babineaux Blanco as special assistant to the governor. Jones served as mayor during the notable number of years that included several hurricane events most notably Hurricane Andrew which passed directly through Franklin. Upon the retirement of Governor Blanco, Jones was elected as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 50 in southern Louisiana, primarily St. Mary Parish, but with one precinct in Iberia Parish and two others in St. Martin Parish.
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April 1953 (age 72) Place of birth missing
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