Deaths Elsewhere Livestock program director
BATON ROUGE – Services for Southern University Ag Center director of livestock programs James Archie will be Saturday. He died Dec. 18.
He worked for LSU and Southern for...
Deaths Elsewhere Pediatrician, allergist
ALEXANDRIA – Services for retired pediatrician and allergist Dr. Albert Hensel, Jr. will be Friday. He died Dec. 17 at age 93.
He was a football player at the University of ...
Deaths Elsewhere Two-war vet, engineering professor
METAIRIE – Services for two-war veteran and Tulane Emeritus Professor of Engineering Chester Peyronnin, Jr. will be Tuesday. He died Dec. 12 at age 87.
He was a U...
Deaths Elsewhere Long-time NAACP official
BATON ROUGE – Services for long-time NAACP president Washington Eames, Jr. will be Saturday. He died Dec. 8 at age 79.
He was president of the Baton Rouge chapter for more...
Deaths Elsewhere Vet of three wars, coach, School Board member
RAYNE – Services for airborne veteran of three wars and former West Point coach and Acadia School Board member Rodney Trahan, Sr. will be Thursday. He ...
Deaths Elsewhere Former restaurant owner
LAFAYETTE – Services for former restaurant owner and businessman Wiley Schexneider will be Friday. He died Dec. 9 at age 88.
He was a retired maritime chief engineer and was...
Deaths Elsewhere Priest, diocesan official
LOCKPORT – Services for former Orleans and Houma-Thibodaux diocesan official Rev. Msgr. James Songy will be Wednesday. He died Dec. 5 at age 82.
He was formerly comptrolle...
Deaths Elsewhere Former mayor
ALEXANDRIA – Services will be Friday for former mayor Carroll E. Lanier. He died Dec. 4 at age 86.
He served one term as mayor and before that was elected commissioner of finance and u...
Deaths Elsewhere Contractor, retired farmer
ROBERTS COVE – Services will be Wednesday for contractor and farmer Leonadrd “Jack” Habetz. He died Dec. 3 at age 74.
He was construction superintendent for E.L. Habetz B...
Deaths Elsewhere Former ULL Ag chief
LAFAYETTE – Services are Monday for former ULL Ag Department head Dr. John Mitchell. He died Nov. 29.
He was a US Army veteran of World War II, including the Battle of Peleliu I...
Deaths Elsewhere Former CNN exec
GONZALES – Services for former CNN executive David Willis will be Thursday in Sandy Springs, Ga. He died Nov. 26 at age 57.
He grew up in Gonzales and earned a journalism degree fro...
Deaths Elsewhere ULL professor
LAFAYETTE – Services for UL-Lafayette professor Dr. James Anderson will be Friday. He died Nov. 26 at age 71.
He was a professor of Old English and Medieval Studies.
Survivors include...
