F. O. "Potch" Didier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

F. O. "Potch" Didier

American sheriff

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1919

Place of Birth: Marksville, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 10-Sep-2007

Profession: politician, sheriff

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Fabius Odell Didier Jr., known as Potch Didier (November 17, 1919 – September 10, 2007), was a flamboyant Democratic sheriff of Avoyelles Parish in south Central Louisiana, who served from 1960 to 1980.
In 1970, Didier (pronounced DID E A) was tried and convicted of malfeasance in office, and served a seven-day sentence in his own parish jail.The newspaper publisher Jim R.
Levy (born 1934), formerly of the Bunkie Record in Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, said that Didier was "the best sheriff Avoyelles Parish ever had."