Obituaries

Wildlife artist
MOSS BLUFF – Services for artist Elton Louviere are pending. He died Jan. 13 at age 83.

Renston Joseph Deshotel, Jr., 47, died on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at his Mamou home..

Rodney Joseph Sittig, Sr. died on Sunday January 12, 2014 at the age of 73.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday January 15, 2014. Father Clinton Sensat will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Thomas More Cemetery.

Former legislator, publisher
OAKDALE – Services for former newspaper publisher and legislator E. Holman Jones will be Wednesday. He died Jan. 12 at age 87.

Former mayor
BOSSIER CITY – Arrangements are pending for former mayor and restaurateur George Dement. He died Jan. 13 at age 91.
He was a U.S. Navy submariner during World War II. He was elected mayor four times and was long-time operator of Holiday Inn.