In Memoriam




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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our partner George Denègre, the last living named partner of our firm. Mr. Denègre died on March 19, 2008, after nearly 60 years of dedicated service to the firm. A memorial service will be held in New Orleans at Lakelawn Funeral Home on Saturday, April 26, at 11 a.m., with visitation from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1943, Mr. Denègre went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University Law School, graduating Order of the Coif in 1948. While at Tulane, he was a member of Phi Delta Phi and served as the Statutory Interpretation Editor of the Tulane Law Review. Mr. Denègre's practice was predominantly transactional, with an emphasis in business, maritime, and corporate law.

The attorneys and staff of Jones Walker extend their deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Denègre.

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Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Bank of New Orleans and Trust Company (Board Member, 1953–1957, 1958–1977)
• The Business Council, New Orleans & River Region (Advisor and Secretary)
• Business Task Force for Education (Board Member; Vice-Chairman)
• Canal Barge Company, Inc. (Board Member)
• Central Gulf Lines, Inc. (Board Member and Secretary, 1958–1999)
• Chamber of Commerce, New Orleans & River Region (Board Member; Chairman, 1991)
• Committee for a Better New Orleans
• Committee of 100 (1993–1995)
• Consular Corps (Vice Dean, 1988–1991)
• Downtown Development District (Commissioner, 1988–1995; Chairman, 1992)
• Dr. G. H. Tichenor Antiseptic Company (Board Member)
• Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation (Board Member, 1963–1993)
• Fair Taxation Coalition (Founding Co-Chairman, 1991)
• Geocom, Inc. (Director, 1965–1975; Chairman of the Board, 1968–1975)
• Greater New Orleans Council of the Navy League of the United States(Board, 1988–1991)
• Honorary Consul of India for Louisiana
• International Shipholding Corporation (Secretary, 1978–1999)
• The Livingston Corporation (Chairman, 1967–1979)
• Louise S. McGehee School (Board, 1965–1968)
• Louisiana and Southern Life Insurance Company (Director, 1965–1975; Secretary, 1964–1975; President, 1974–1975)
• Louisiana Association for Mental Health (Past President)
• Louisiana Council for Fiscal Reform (Secretary, 1987–1996)
• Louisiana Partnership for Technology and Innovation (Founding Member of Board, 1989–1993)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Mayor's Committee for Charity Hospital (Chairman)
• Mayor's Foundation for Education (Chairman, 1988–1990)
• Metropolitan Arts Fund (Board Member and Secretary, January 1989–June l990)
• Metropolitan Crime Commission (Board Member, 1965)
• MetroVision Partnership (Board Member and Secretary)
• Navy Day (Chairman, 1986)
• New Orleans Bar Association
• New Orleans Neighborhood Development Foundation (Board Member, January 1989–May l990)
• New Orleans Regional Medical Center (1991–1993; 1995)
• Orleans Intercommunity Council (Founding Co-Chairman)
• Public Affairs Research Council (Board Member and Executive
  Committee Member)
• REX (King of Carnival, 1986)
• Select Council on Revenues and Expenditures in Louisiana's Future
  (1993–1995)
• Tulane University Board of Administrators (Vice Chairman, 1980–1993; Emeritus Member)
• Tulane University Medical Center Board of Governors
  (Member, 1969–1983; Vice Chairman, 1977–1982; Chairman, 1983;
  Emeritus Member)
• University of New Orleans College of Business Administration (Advisory Board Member)
• World Trade Center (Board Member, 1995; Government Affairs
  Committee)