Larry J. Rousseau (Capt. USNR Ret.)

Capt. Rousseau was born on September 28, 1933, to Thelma P. and George E. Rousseau, Sr. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, the late Myra Murphy Rousseau, and is survived by his sisters-in-law Carol Murphy Canale, Eileen Murphy Thomas, and Ursula Perez Murphy; his brother-in-law William H. Murphy; and many nieces and nephews.

Capt. Rousseau was an alumnus of the St. Paul's School, Covington, LA, Class of 1952, where he was a member of the football and tennis teams. He graduated from Tulane University in 1956 with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering. He was a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor in Louisiana, and a registered Professional Engineer in Mississippi. During his lengthy career, he was a design engineer for Boeing, where he worked on the S-1 Saturn Booster program; Project Engineer of Navigation Projects for the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Project Coordinator for Design/Construction of the Weeks Island Petroleum Storage Complex of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, U.S. Department of Energy.

After graduating from Tulane, Capt. Rousseau was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He served on active duty for several years thereafter and later transferred to the Naval Reserves, retiring in 1979. While in the Navy, he served as Commanding Officer of the Reserve Crews of the Destroyers U.S.S. Putnam and U.S.S. Lawe; Operations Officer of the Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Woodson; Executive Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. Hyman; Commanding Officer (N.R.) of the Military Sealift Command (Gulf Sub-Area); and Commanding Officer Naval Repair Facility (N.R.), San Diego 310 for the Naval Sea Systems Command.

Capt. Rousseau was a past President of the Lakeside Villa Condominium Association; past President of the Naval Reserve Association (Acadian Chapter); past District #1 Representative, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish Council; and a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and American Society of Military Engineers. He was also a past member of Diamondhead Yacht and Country Club, a former member of Southern Yacht Club, and a lifetime member of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity.

Capt. Rousseau was an avid sailor and golfer. He loved the Tulane Green Wave, Saints football, Frank Sinatra, great food, a good Old Fashioned, and time with friends. He most recently was a resident of The Azaleas in Woldenberg Village, where he enjoyed bingo and Mexican Train Dominos. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass in the chapel at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 12:00PM. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 10:00AM. The interment will follow the Mass at All Saints Mausoleum.

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