Lagarde obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Lagarde, Jesse P.       30 Jul 2006    Aug 2006    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  7/30/2006

LAGARDE, JESSE P.
Jesse P. Lagarde Attorney native of New Orleans and resident of Amite for
the past 40 years with the Law firm of Edwards and Lagarge passed away July
19, 2006 at The Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacomb, La., of natural causes.
He graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University and received his Juris
Doctorate degree from Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, where he
maintained a private law practice before moving to Amite. He served as
First Assistant District Attorney and headed the Grand Jury for the Parish
of Tangipahoa and served in the United States Marine Corp from 1951 to 1955
during the Korean War.  He is survived by his wife, Nadine Virginia Burton
Lagarde; daughter, Catherine Nacole Lagarde, son Jesse Paul Edward Edwin
Joseph Lagarde; step-son, Artie Compton; step-daughter, Kerry Compton
LeTard; and step-son-in-law, Danny LeTard; grandchildren, Sarah Virginia
LeTard, Elizabeth Grace LeTard and Viviane Claire Hains; brother, Calvin
Adam Lagarde Sr.; and sister-in-law, Dot Lagarde.  He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Nancy Ann Snell; brother, Edwin J. Lagarde and parents,
Edwin Joseph and Enola Marie Foret Lagarde.  Visitation was held at
McKneely Funeral Home, Amite and funeral mass was held at St. Helena
Catholic Church where he was a member. Father Joseph Camelleri officiated
at the mass, John Bel Edwards read from the Bible Book church verses and
the Reverend Samuel Richardson spoke many kind words about his long time
friend Jesse. Burial was in Rose Memorial Cemetery, Hammond.  Attending
pall bearers were Andy Anderson, Danny Lavell LeTard, Don Paul Lagarde,
Calvin Adam Lagard Sr., Edward Richard Burton and Carvin Adam Lagarde Jr.

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