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...
Deaths Elsewhere Former teacher, LSU cheerleader
BATON ROUGE – Services for long-time teacher and former LSU cheerleader Dr. Nancy Eversberg will be Wednesday. She died Nov. 25 at age 78.
She held three degrees inc...
Deaths Elsewhere Legendary Cajun fiddler
NEW IBERIA – Services were Saturday for legendary Cajun musician Willis Touchet. He died Nov. 19 at age 86.
He was a fiddler with the Touchet Brothers Band, whose songwritin...
Deaths Elsewhere Noted tennis player
GREENWELL SPRINGS – Services for accomplished amateur tennis player Tressie Stiles will be Saturday. She died Nov. 20 at age 67.
She was retired branch manager for Branton Indus...
Deaths Elsewhere Former LSU gridder
PRAIRIEVILLE – Services for former LSU football player David Womack will be Friday. He died Nov. 16 at age 41.
He was an industrial engineer with CRA.
Survivors include his wife ...
Deaths Elsewhere Fighter pilot, surgeon
BATON ROUGE – Services are pending for thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Dr. T.W. Christiansen. He died Nov. 7 at age 84.
He was a jet fighter pilot in the Air Force before...
Deaths Elsewhere Decorated fighter pilot, wing commander
SHREVEPORT – Services for decorated figher pilot and retired wing commander Col. James McClelland will be Saturday. He died Nov. 12 at age 82.
He was a veter...
Deaths Elsewhere Retired nursing official
MONROE – Services for retired nurse and state nursing official JoAnn Scalia will be Thursday. She died Nov. 12 at age 82.
She was head nurse of the St. Francis Hospital ort...
