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==Biography==
==Biography==
Roussel (pronounced RUE SELL) was the son of Louis Roussel, Sr. (1876–1964) and the former Bertha Breaux. He married the former Lucy Cocchiara (1909-2002), with whom he had two children, Charmaine Roussel Morel (born October 20, 1934) of Metairie and Louis "Louie" Roussel, III (1946-2015), of Kenner. His brother was Ervin Roussel, and his sister was Lillie Roussel Prejean (1911–2007), wife of Oscar J. Prejean (1909–1995) of Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish.<ref name=obit>Obituary of Louis J. Roussel, Jr., ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 21, 2001.</ref>
Roussel (pronounced RUE SELL) was the son of Louis Roussel, Sr. (1876–1964) and the former Bertha Breaux. He married the former Lucy Cocchiara (1909-2002), with whom he had two children, Charmaine Roussel Morel (born October 20, 1934) of Metairie and Louis "Louie" Roussel, III (1946-2015), of Kenner. His brother was Ervin Roussel, and his sister was Lillie Roussel Prejean (1911–2007), wife of Oscar J. "Bee" Prejean (1909–1995) of Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish.<ref name=obit>Obituary of Louis J. Roussel, Jr., ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 21, 2001.</ref>
Roussel entered the job force in the 1930s as a bus driver in New Orleans but thereafter made a fortune in [[petroleum]] and [[banking]].<ref name=schiff>{{cite web|url=http://www.insuranceobserver.com/PDF/2005/031505.pdf|title=Schiff's Insurance Observer|date=March 2005|publisher=insuranceobserver.com|accessdate=December 8, 2019}}</ref> He even owned land in Keene, [[New Hampshire]], which he purchased far below book value before the passage of the Williams Act, named for Democratic former [[U.S. Senator]] Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams, Jr. (1919-2001), of [[New Jersey]], placed restrictions on such property transfers.<ref name=schiff/>
Roussel entered the job force in the 1930s as a bus driver in New Orleans but thereafter made a fortune in [[petroleum]] and [[banking]].<ref name=schiff>{{cite web|url=http://www.insuranceobserver.com/PDF/2005/031505.pdf|title=Schiff's Insurance Observer|date=March 2005|publisher=insuranceobserver.com|accessdate=December 8, 2019}}</ref> He even owned land in Keene, [[New Hampshire]], which he purchased far below book value before the passage of the Williams Act, named for Democratic former [[U.S. Senator]] Harrison Arlington "Pete" Williams, Jr. (1919-2001), of [[New Jersey]], placed restrictions on such property transfers.<ref name=schiff/>
His namesake son, Louis Roussell, III, an [[attorney]], was the owner along with Ronnie Lamarque of 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 University|accessdate=October 31, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref> Risen Star finished third in the [[Kentucky Derby]]. Roussel, III, also owned Star Standard, the [[Kentucky]]-bred son of Risen Star.<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; no longer on-line}}</ref>
His namesake son, Louis Roussell, III, an [[attorney]], was the owner along with Ronnie Lamarque of 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 University|accessdate=October 31, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref> Risen Star finished third in the [[Kentucky Derby]]. Roussel, III, also owned Star Standard, the [[Kentucky]]-bred son of Risen Star.<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; no longer on-line}}</ref>
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