Marietta LeBreton
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Marietta Marie LeBreton was an historian
of Louisiana
affiliated for forty-five years with Northwestern State University
in Natchitoches
.
LeBreton received her Bachelor of Arts
, Master of Arts
, and Ph.D.
in history from Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge. She joined the NSU faculty at the age of twenty-seven in 1963 as an instructor of social science. She was promoted to assistant professor of history in 1965, associate professor in 1970, and full professor in 1973. From 1980-1983, she was the chairman of the Department of History, thereafter returned to the previous name of Department of Social Sciences. She was still teaching in the spring of 2009 when she was stricken with a brief but fatal illness. She died three weeks short of her 73rd birthday in a Shreveport
hospital.
LeBreton authored Northwestern State University: A History 1884-1984, which was published in 1985 by the NSU Press for the university centennial.
NSU President Randall J. Webb noted that LeBreton’s longevity was one of the most enduring in NSU history. She was a faculty member for more than a third of the existence of the institution.
LeBreton, a native of New Orleans, authored "The Acadians" chapter of Stephan Thernstrom
’s Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. She also wrote a geographic and historical article about Dorcheat Bayou
in southwestern Arkansas
and Webster Parish
, Louisiana, in the book Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana. She wrote "The Burr Conspiracy", a chapter of the Readings in Louisiana History, of which she was also the associate editor.
In 1974, LeBreton wrote a position paper on Article III of the Louisiana Constitution of 1812 entitled “Edwin W. Edwards, "The Role of the Governor in Louisiana Politics: An Historical Analysis", which was then published in the periodical Louisiana History.
Services were held on March 11, 2009, at Holy Cross Catholic
Church in Natchitoches, with the Reverend Jason Gootee officiating, and on March 12 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Chapel in New Orleans, where she was thereafter interred. She was survived by two brothers, including Arthur LeBreton, and nine nieces and nephews.
A planned scholarship in LeBreton's name is forthcoming.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
affiliated for forty-five years with Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as...
in Natchitoches
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Natchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the Natchitoches Indian tribe. The City of Natchitoches was first incorporated on February...
.
LeBreton received her Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
, and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in history from Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
in Baton Rouge. She joined the NSU faculty at the age of twenty-seven in 1963 as an instructor of social science. She was promoted to assistant professor of history in 1965, associate professor in 1970, and full professor in 1973. From 1980-1983, she was the chairman of the Department of History, thereafter returned to the previous name of Department of Social Sciences. She was still teaching in the spring of 2009 when she was stricken with a brief but fatal illness. She died three weeks short of her 73rd birthday in a Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
hospital.
LeBreton authored Northwestern State University: A History 1884-1984, which was published in 1985 by the NSU Press for the university centennial.
NSU President Randall J. Webb noted that LeBreton’s longevity was one of the most enduring in NSU history. She was a faculty member for more than a third of the existence of the institution.
LeBreton, a native of New Orleans, authored "The Acadians" chapter of Stephan Thernstrom
Stephan Thernstrom
Stephan Thernstrom is the Winthrop Research Professor of History at Harvard University. and was the editor of the Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups ....
’s Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. She also wrote a geographic and historical article about Dorcheat Bayou
Dorcheat Bayou
Dorcheat Bayou, also known as Bayou Dorcheat, is a stream in the USA that extends from Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas through Columbia County and into Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana before emptying into Lake Bistineau east of the village of Doyline. To its south, Lake Bistineau...
in southwestern Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
and Webster Parish
Webster Parish, Louisiana
Webster Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Minden. In 2010, its population was 41,207....
, Louisiana, in the book Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana. She wrote "The Burr Conspiracy", a chapter of the Readings in Louisiana History, of which she was also the associate editor.
In 1974, LeBreton wrote a position paper on Article III of the Louisiana Constitution of 1812 entitled “Edwin W. Edwards, "The Role of the Governor in Louisiana Politics: An Historical Analysis", which was then published in the periodical Louisiana History.
Services were held on March 11, 2009, at Holy Cross Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Church in Natchitoches, with the Reverend Jason Gootee officiating, and on March 12 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Chapel in New Orleans, where she was thereafter interred. She was survived by two brothers, including Arthur LeBreton, and nine nieces and nephews.
A planned scholarship in LeBreton's name is forthcoming.