ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BARTON, JAMES A., III

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La.

Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2012 

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BARTON, JAMES A., III

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James A. Barton III, 72, a New Orleans oil and gas attorney, died peacefully in 
Covington Sunday, February 19. 

In addition to his wife, Mary Anne Bryant Barton, he is survived by his mother, 
Irma Reed Edwards Barton of Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, Ben Reed Barton, 
Roanoke, Va.; cousins in Nashville and nine nieces and nephews.

He was the son of the late J. A. Barton, Jr., of Nashville. 

A native of Nashville, Jim graduated from Peabody Demonstration School, now the 
University School of Nashville, in 1957. He graduated from the University of 
the South in Sewanee, Tenn., in 1961 with a bachelor’s in political science and 
from Tulane Law School with a Juris Doctorate in 1964. He was eventually 
admitted to the practice of law in Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas and before the 
United States Supreme Court. 
Jim began his practice of law in Nashville, but missed New Orleans so much that 
he returned two years later to join the Law Department of Amoco Production 
Company. In 1978 he joined the New Orleans law firm of Chaffe, McCall, 
specializing in oil and gas law. In 1996 he formed the small firm of Barton, 
Richardson, Canseco and Whitney and in 2001 moved his solo practice to 
Covington. Jim lived in New Orleans and then Metairie until 1982, when he and 
Mary Anne liberated their cats from the Jefferson Parish cat leash law and 
moved to Covington. 
He loved history, especially the intelligence activities of World War II. He 
described his first computer as “the best secret decoder ring I ever had” He 
loved music, from the New Orleans Symphony to the New Orleans Jazz Festival and 
Louisiana Swamp blues, yet was probably happiest listening to Benny Goodman 
albums at home. 
Jim earned a brown belt in karate and served as secretary of the Louisiana 
Karate Association.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday March 29, 2012 at the Chapel 
of the Holy Spirit, 1100 Broadway, New Orleans. 
Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until service time. 
Internment of ashes will follow in the Chapel Memorial Garden. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Tammany Humane Society, 20384 
Harrison Ave., Covington, LA 70433, or a charity of your choice. 

Arrangements by Bagnell & Son Funeral Home, Covington. 

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