Historic Jefferson Parish: From Shore to Shore (Parish Histories) - Tapa blanda

A region of intriguing history, serene natural beauty, and a magnificently varied landscape stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Pontchartrain-this is fascinating Jefferson Parish of Louisiana captured here by author- photographer Betsy Swanson.

A native New Orleanian, Monsignor Henry C. Bezou was ordained to the priesthood in 1938 at St. Louis Cathedral. Among his various ministries, he served as pastor of St. Francis Xavier, in the heart of Old Metairie, from 1967 to 1983. He died August 15, 1989. Betsy Swanson earned a bachelor of fine arts degree with distinction in art from Newcomb College in 1959 and was awarded the master of fine arts by Tulane University in 1966. She is a coauthor of New Orleans Architecture Volume II: The American Sector (pb) and a photographer for New Orleans Architecture Volume VI: Faubourg Treme and the Bayou Road (pb). Ms. Swanson lives in Harahan, Louisiana.