Robert Townley Mann, Jr., also known as Bob Mann (born September 2, 1958), is a professor and holds the Manship Chair in Journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served as communications director to Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco. He was a political columnist for The New Orleans Times-Picayune. He joined the Louisiana Governor’s staff in 2004 after serving 17 years as state director and press secretary to U.S. Senator John Breaux of Louisiana.