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| birth_date=July 28, 1906​

| birth_date=July 28, 1906​

| birth_place=[[New Orleans]],  [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| birth_place=[[New Orleans]],  [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| death_date=October 20, 2001 (aged 95)​

| death_date=October 20, 2001 (aged 95)​<br>

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]  ​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]  ​

| spouse=Lucy Cocchiarra Roussel​

| spouse=Lucy Cocchiarra Roussel​

| children=Louie  "Louie" Roussel, III<br>​

| children=Charmaine Roussel Morel<br>

Louis "Louie" Roussel, III<br>​

| parents=Louis, Sr., and Bertha Breaux Roussel​

Louis, Sr., and Bertha Breaux Roussel​

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]}}

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]}}

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In 1997 Roussel published his [[autobiography]], ''Friends, Enemies, and Victims: The Autobiography of Louis J. Roussel, Jr''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Friends-Enemies-Victims-Autobiography-Roussel/dp/B00201BOHK|title=Friends, Enemies, and Victims: The Autobiography of Louis J. Roussel, Jr.|publisher=Listed only as "Louisiana," 1997|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref>​

In 1997 Roussel published his [[autobiography]], ''Friends, Enemies, and Victims: The Autobiography of Louis J. Roussel, Jr''.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Friends-Enemies-Victims-Autobiography-Roussel/dp/B00201BOHK|title=Friends, Enemies, and Victims: The Autobiography of Louis J. Roussel, Jr.|publisher=Listed only as "Louisiana," 1997|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref>​

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==Death==​

==Death and legacy==

 

Roussel, who resided in Metairie in Jefferson Parish, died on October 20, 2001, at the age of ninety-five. Services were held on October 23 at the Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.<ref name=obit/> At the time of his death, Roussel had four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit />​

Roussel, who resided in Metairie in Jefferson Parish, died on October 20, 2001, at the age of ninety-five. Services were held on October 23 at the Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.<ref name=obit/> At the time of his death, Roussel had four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit />​

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His son, Louis Roussell, III, an [[attorney]], owned, with Ronnie Lamarque, Risen Star, the 1988 winner of the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.<ref name=notes>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulane.edu/~rivgate/notes_ch7anote4.html|title=Notes|publisher=tulane.edu|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> Risen Star finished third in the [[Kentucky Derby]]. Roussel, III, also owns the [[Kentucky]]-bred son of Risen Star, Star Standard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/horseracing/index.ssf/2010/05/no_triple_crown_for_super_save.html|title=Bob Fortus, "Winning the Triple Crown Like Winning an 'Iron-Man Contest'"|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date= May 24, 2010|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref>​

His son, Louis Roussell, III, an [[attorney]], owned, with Ronnie Lamarque, Risen Star, the 1988 winner of the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.<ref name=notes>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulane.edu/~rivgate/notes_ch7anote4.html|title=Notes|publisher=tulane.edu|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref> Risen Star finished third in the [[Kentucky Derby]]. Roussel, III, also owns the [[Kentucky]]-bred son of Risen Star, Star Standard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/horseracing/index.ssf/2010/05/no_triple_crown_for_super_save.html|title=Bob Fortus, "Winning the Triple Crown Like Winning an 'Iron-Man Contest'"|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date= May 24, 2010|accessdate=October 31, 2010}}</ref>​

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==References==​

==References==

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[[Category:Louisiana People]]

[[Category:Louisiana People]]