SR 150 — CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Robert H. "Bob" Baumann.

SLS 26RS-4308 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

150 BY SENATOR FOIL CONDOLENCES.ToexpresssincereandheartfeltcondolencesuponthepassingofRobertA RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Robert H.

"Bob" Baumann.

A RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Robert H.

and WHEREAS, born and raised in the Queens borough of New York City, Bob Baumann graduated from the University of Rhode Island and arrived in Baton Rouge in 1974 to pursue graduate studies at Louisiana State University, where he earned his Master of Science degree in geographyin 1980 under Dr.

and WHEREAS, Bob Baumann fell in love with LSU and the Baton Rouge community Pageand 1never returned to the northeast, putting down deep roots in Louisiana and devoting the whole of 4his SLSprofessional 26RS-4308life ORIGINALto SRthe NO.people, institutions, and industries of this state;

150 and never returned to the northeast, putting down deep roots in Louisiana and devoting the whole of his professional life to the people, institutions, and industries of this state;

and WHEREAS, Bob Baumann served as a confidant, friend, and advisor to multiple leadersPage 1 of the4 LSUSR system,NO. beginning with Chancellor James Wharton, who recognized his quiet capabilityand brought him into his inner circleduringthe 1980s campaign toinstitute more selective admission standards at the university;

150 ENROLLED leaders of the LSU system, beginning with Chancellor James Wharton, who recognized his quiet capabilityand brought him into his inner circleduringthe1980s campaign to institute more selective admission standards at the university;

and PageWHEREAS, 2Bob Baumann was a champion of 4Louisiana SLSindustry 26RS-4308at ORIGINALeverylevel SRof NO.the legislative process and a persistent voice of reason on questions of pipelines, refining, petrochemicals, and the broader industrial activitythat drives the state's economy, drawing on a depth of technical and historical knowledge that made him a trusted resource for legislators,agencyofficials,andindustryadvocatesalike,onwhicheversideofanissuethey happened to find themselves;

150and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,followinghisretirementfromtheuniversity,BobBaumannopenedthe Bobnext Baumannchapter was a champion of Louisianahis industrycareer atas everylevela principal of theHood legislativeBaumann process and aAssociates, persistentwhere voicehe ofcounseled reasonand onrepresented questionssome of pipelines, refining, petrochemicals, and the broadermost industrialsignificant activitythatenergy drivesenterprises theoperating state'sin economy,Page drawing2 on a depth of technical4 andSR historicalNO. knowledge that made him a trusted resource for legislators,agencyofficials,andindustryadvocatesalike,onwhicheversideofanissuethey happened to find themselves;

and150 WHEREAS,followinghisretirementfromtheuniversity,BobBaumannopenedtheENROLLED next chapter of his career as a principal of Hood Baumann and Associates, where he counseled and represented some of the most significant energy enterprises operating in Louisiana, including Shell Oil, ConocoPhillips, Enbridge, TC Energy, and Phillips 66, and continued to bring his characteristic care and seriousness to the work of Louisiana energy policy until the final days of his life;

and WHEREAS, Bob Baumann was a mentor in the fullest sense of the word, generous with his time, his sage advice, and his wealth of knowledge, and a great manyof those who today carry forward Louisiana's energy and industrial policy work owe some part of their professional formation to an afternoon, an introduction, or a candid piece of counsel from Pagehim; 3 of 4 SLS 26RS-4308 ORIGINAL SR NO.

150 him;

and WHEREAS,withthedeathofBobBaumann,thestatehaslostafaithfuladoptedson, a builder of institutions, and a larger-than-life figure whose counsel shaped a generation of Louisiana energypolicyand whose absenceabsencewill will be felt at the Louisiana State Capitol every day of every session to come.

THEREFORE,Page BE3 IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the4 LegislatureSR ofNO. Louisiana doesherebyexpresssincereandheartfeltcondolencesuponthedeathofDr.RobertH."Bob" Baumann;

150 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana doesherebyexpresssincereandheartfeltcondolencesuponthedeathofDr.RobertH."Bob" Baumann;

and does hereby extendenduringappreciationfortheprideandhonorthathewillextendenduringappreciationfortheprideandhonorthathewillforeverbringto foreverbringtohisfamily,his family, to LSU, to the Baton Rouge community, and to the state of Louisiana.

ThePRESIDENT originalOF instrumentTHE andSENATE thePage following4 digest, which constitutes no part of the4 legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SR 150 Original 2026 Regular Session Foil Expresses condolences upon the death of Robert H.

"Bob" Baumann.

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