Ed Karst
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Charles Edward "Ed" Karst (ca. 1931 - July 17, 1992) was an attorney
and politician
remembered for his controversial tenure as the mayor
(1969–1973) of Alexandria
, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city
in central Louisiana
. In 1991, Karst launched a bizarre "No Party" gubernatorial campaign in which he threatened if elected to fire the members of the Louisiana Supreme Court
or, if defeated, as he was, to kill the justices, who had upheld his disbarment
. At times, Karst was a member of both the Democratic
and the Republican
parties, but he ran for governor
with the "No Party" label, as permitted in Louisiana.
The New Orleans-born Karst was the son of Charles Karst, Jr. (1890–1981). He was educated in Catholic
institutions in New Orleans: Jesuit High School
, Tulane University
, and Loyola University
Law
School. He moved to Alexandria to practice law during the 1960s.
, W. George Bowdon, Jr.
, might not win a fifth consecutive term. In the April 5 Democratic primary, Karst led with 4,093 votes (36 percent) to John K. Snyder
's 3,128 (27.5 percent). Snyder (1922–1993), an admirer of the late Governor Earl Kemp Long, considered himself a "populist". The third place candidate, John B. Honeycutt (1911–1998), who had earlier run unsuccessfully for Rapides Parish sheriff
, received 2,021 votes (17.8 percent). Bowdon trailed in fourth place with 1,784 votes (15.7 percent). Three other candidates polled a total of 359 votes (3.2 percent).
In the mayoral runoff held on May 17, 1969, Karst prevailed, 6,016 (53.7 percent) to Snyder's 5,188 (46.3 percent). With Karst's victory, Governor John McKeithen
cancelled the general election
scheduled for June because only Democrats had filed for the Alexandria municipal offices.
Karst soon found himself at odds with his two fellow Democratic council members under the commission form of municipal government, Street
s and Park
s Commissioner O'Hearn L. Mathews (1923–1975), a former city marshal, and Carroll Edwin Lanier
(born 1926), an electrician
who won the now nonexistent post of finance
and utilities commissioner. Mathews and Lanier had upset Commissioners William H. "Bill" Lambdin, Sr. (1894–1980), and Leroy Wilson (1905–1978), respectively, both caught up in the anti-incumbent tide. Wilson's nephew, George I. Wilson (1935–1983), was the manager of the city utilities office and remained in place after the change of administration. Ray R. Allen
remained as city secretary-treasurer under the Karst administration.
, formerly of New Orleans, as his executive assistant. It was unclear how much impact Courtney had on Karst's political decisions. Early in 1972, Karst switched his affiliation to the Republican Party and vowed to work for the establishment of a two-party system in Louisiana. In the congressional election that year, he hosted the Republican candidate, Roy C. Strickland
, then a trucking executive from Gonzales
in Ascension Parish. Strickland, who opposed the Democrat Gillis William Long
of Alexandria, recalls having spent the night in the Karst home during that campaign and the mayor's stated commitment to building a Republican Party.
Karst, however, soon bowed out of municipal politics. He was critical of the commission form of government and advocated a change to the mayor-council format, which was finalized in the summer of 1977. Karst did not seek reelection as mayor in 1973 but returned to his law practice and business ventures. Snyder, meanwhile, defeated the favorite of the business community, reform State Representative
R. W. "Buzzy" Graham
, the owner of an insurance agency. Karst watched the campaign on the sidelines. Again, no Republicans ran for any city offices that year. Karst did not remain in the GOP
. By 1978, he was once again a Democrat and ran unsuccessfully for a judge
ship in Rapides Parish.
, of corruption
. The allegation
came after Humphries ruled against Karst in several lawsuits which pitted Karst against the Alexandria architect
Joe E. Fryar, Jr., in a dispute over public housing
projects formerly known as "Karst Park". The bar association initiated disbarment proceedings against Karst on the grounds that his slurs against Judge Humphries constituted misconduct. In a hearing in 1981, Karst admitted that the allegations that he hurled against Humphries were false. Karst failed to be reinstated to his law practice, as the Louisiana Supreme Court
denied each appeal.
, remembered for the David Duke
and Edwin Washington Edwards candidacies, Karst ran without a party label and polled some 9,300 votes, or 1 percent of the total. He threatened the Supreme Court justices with an Uzi. "Louisiana's root problem is not lack of jobs and pay raises for teacher
s, police
, and other public employees," Karst said during the campaign. "It is unchecked corruption
by the Five Supremes, self-anointed high priests of the Louisiana Way who worship at the temple of corruption in New Orleans. . . . I will have no choice but to execute them, blow them away," Karst vowed.
on two counts of public intimidation
for having made threats on the judges' lives.
Karst, meanwhile, contracted cancer
and died some two weeks before he was to stand trial. His opposition to the judges stemmed from a protracted civil court battle that left him suspended from his law practice and nearly destitute. Judge Jerome Winsberg set an August 4, 1992, court date after he determined that Karst was competent to stand trial.
On July 2, 1992, Karst suffered a perforated stomach
, according to then public defender Craig Colwart. Exploratory surgery at New Orleans Charity Hospital revealed that Karst had terminal colon and liver
cancer. "He was doing OK after the surgery and then he took a turn for the worst," Colwart said. Two weeks before his death, Karst's last appeal for reinstatement to the bar was denied. Karst faced felony
charges that could have brought a ten-year sentence.
d from the former Judith "Judy" Ward-Steinman, Ph.D.
, who herself ran for mayor in 1977 but polled few votes. Karst lived in New Orleans for the last decade
of his life. After the divorce, Karst was convicted in Rapides Parish of two misdemeanor
counts of trespassing on property owned by his former wife and his former father-in-law, the late Irving Ward-Steinman, the owner of an Alexandria radio
station.
The Karsts had three children: son Alexander Regard Karst and daughters Alicia Barrows Karst and Jacqueline Ward Karst, all then of Alexandria. He was also survived by a brother, Charles Karst, III, of Montgomery, Alabama
, and two sisters, Jacqueline Winter of River Ridge
in Jefferson Parish and Katherine Bosworth of New Orleans.
Private services for Karst were held in Lake Lawn Cemetery in New Orleans on July 20, 1992. Burial, however, was in the adjacent Old Metairie Cemetery. Karst was Episcopalian.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
remembered for his controversial tenure as the mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
(1969–1973) of Alexandria
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....
, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in central 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...
. In 1991, Karst launched a bizarre "No Party" gubernatorial campaign in which he threatened if elected to fire the members of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans....
or, if defeated, as he was, to kill the justices, who had upheld his disbarment
Disbarment
Disbarment is the removal of a lawyer from a bar association or the practice of law, thus revoking his or her law license or admission to practice law...
. At times, Karst was a member of both the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
and the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
parties, but he ran for governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
with the "No Party" label, as permitted in Louisiana.
The New Orleans-born Karst was the son of Charles Karst, Jr. (1890–1981). He was educated in 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"...
institutions in New Orleans: Jesuit High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
, and Loyola University
Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola...
Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
School. He moved to Alexandria to practice law during the 1960s.
Karst and Snyder
In 1969, he emerged as a sharp-tongued candidate for mayor after it became clear that the scandal-plagued 16-year incumbentIncumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
, W. George Bowdon, Jr.
W. George Bowdon, Jr.
William George Bowdon, Jr., was the Democratic mayor of Alexandria, the largest city in central Louisiana, from 1953–1969. At thirty-one, he was the youngest mayor in his city's history and the first to serve a four-year, instead of a two-year, term...
, might not win a fifth consecutive term. In the April 5 Democratic primary, Karst led with 4,093 votes (36 percent) to John K. Snyder
John K. Snyder
John Kenneth Snyder, Sr., sometimes known as Tillie Snyder , was a colorful, outspoken Democratic mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana, from 1973–1977 and again from 1982-1986....
's 3,128 (27.5 percent). Snyder (1922–1993), an admirer of the late Governor Earl Kemp Long, considered himself a "populist". The third place candidate, John B. Honeycutt (1911–1998), who had earlier run unsuccessfully for Rapides Parish sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
, received 2,021 votes (17.8 percent). Bowdon trailed in fourth place with 1,784 votes (15.7 percent). Three other candidates polled a total of 359 votes (3.2 percent).
In the mayoral runoff held on May 17, 1969, Karst prevailed, 6,016 (53.7 percent) to Snyder's 5,188 (46.3 percent). With Karst's victory, Governor John McKeithen
John McKeithen
John Julian McKeithen was the 49th Governor of Louisiana, serving from 1964 to 1972. A Democrat from the town of Columbia, he was the first governor of his state in the twentieth century to serve two consecutive terms...
cancelled the general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
scheduled for June because only Democrats had filed for the Alexandria municipal offices.
Karst soon found himself at odds with his two fellow Democratic council members under the commission form of municipal government, Street
Street
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...
s and Park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
s Commissioner O'Hearn L. Mathews (1923–1975), a former city marshal, and Carroll Edwin Lanier
Carroll E. Lanier
Carroll Edwin Lanier is a former Democratic mayor of Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in central Louisiana. Lanier served a special 5.5-year term from June 1977 to December 1982. He was the first mayor under the current mayor-council form of municipal government, which...
(born 1926), an electrician
Electrician
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure. Electricians may also...
who won the now nonexistent post of finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
and utilities commissioner. Mathews and Lanier had upset Commissioners William H. "Bill" Lambdin, Sr. (1894–1980), and Leroy Wilson (1905–1978), respectively, both caught up in the anti-incumbent tide. Wilson's nephew, George I. Wilson (1935–1983), was the manager of the city utilities office and remained in place after the change of administration. Ray R. Allen
Ray R. Allen
Ray Robert Allen was a municipal public official and banker in Alexandria, Louisiana, who served in 1977 as secretary-treasurer and then finance director when his city converted from the commissioner to the mayor-council form of government.-Background:Allen was born in Yell County near Danville in...
remained as city secretary-treasurer under the Karst administration.
Karst and the GOP
Karst hired the controversial "Radical Right" activist, Kent Howard CourtneyKent Courtney
Kent Harbinson Courtney was a leading figure in the "Radical Right" of American politics from the 1950s to the 1970s. Courtney was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, but his family moved to New Orleans, when he was a young child...
, formerly of New Orleans, as his executive assistant. It was unclear how much impact Courtney had on Karst's political decisions. Early in 1972, Karst switched his affiliation to the Republican Party and vowed to work for the establishment of a two-party system in Louisiana. In the congressional election that year, he hosted the Republican candidate, Roy C. Strickland
Roy C. Strickland
Roy Clifton Strickland was a businessman in The Woodlands, Texas, north of Houston, who was a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Strickland challenged the Democrat Gillis William Long, a part of the Long political dynasty, for the United States House...
, then a trucking executive from Gonzales
Gonzales, Louisiana
Gonzales is a city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,156 at the 2000 census. It has been called the "jambalaya capital of the world" and is famous for its annual Jambalaya Festival. Gonzales is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.State...
in Ascension Parish. Strickland, who opposed the Democrat Gillis William Long
Gillis William Long
Gillis William Long was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana and member of the Long family. Long served seven non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives but placed third in two campaigns for the Democratic gubernatorial nominations in 1963 and 1971...
of Alexandria, recalls having spent the night in the Karst home during that campaign and the mayor's stated commitment to building a Republican Party.
Karst, however, soon bowed out of municipal politics. He was critical of the commission form of government and advocated a change to the mayor-council format, which was finalized in the summer of 1977. Karst did not seek reelection as mayor in 1973 but returned to his law practice and business ventures. Snyder, meanwhile, defeated the favorite of the business community, reform State Representative
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
R. W. "Buzzy" Graham
R. W. "Buzzy" Graham
Ralph Warren Graham, known as R. W. "Buzzy" Graham , is an insurance agent in Woodworth in south Rapides Parish, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972. He served alongside T. C. Brister, W. K. Brown, and Robert J. Munson from Rapides and...
, the owner of an insurance agency. Karst watched the campaign on the sidelines. Again, no Republicans ran for any city offices that year. Karst did not remain in the GOP
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
. By 1978, he was once again a Democrat and ran unsuccessfully for a judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
ship in Rapides Parish.
Karst disbarred
Karst was suspended from his law practice after he accused Ninth Judicial District Judge Guy E. Humphries, Jr.Guy Humphries
Guy Earl Humphries, Jr. was a Ninth Judicial District Court judge in Alexandria, Louisiana, known also as a co-founder of the Renaissance Home for Youth, a criminal rehabilitation center in Rapides Parish...
, of corruption
Political corruption
Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...
. The allegation
Allegation
An allegation is a claim of a fact by a party in a pleading, which the party claims to be able to prove. Allegations remain assertions without proof, until they can be proved....
came after Humphries ruled against Karst in several lawsuits which pitted Karst against the Alexandria architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Joe E. Fryar, Jr., in a dispute over public housing
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
projects formerly known as "Karst Park". The bar association initiated disbarment proceedings against Karst on the grounds that his slurs against Judge Humphries constituted misconduct. In a hearing in 1981, Karst admitted that the allegations that he hurled against Humphries were false. Karst failed to be reinstated to his law practice, as the Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans....
denied each appeal.
A gubernatorial bid
In the 1991 gubernatorial jungle primaryJungle primary
A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for elected office run in the same primary regardless of political party. Under this system, the top two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the next round, as in a runoff election...
, remembered for the David Duke
David Duke
David Ernest Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan an American activist and writer, and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. He was also a former candidate in the Republican presidential primaries in 1992, and in the Democratic presidential primaries in...
and Edwin Washington Edwards candidacies, Karst ran without a party label and polled some 9,300 votes, or 1 percent of the total. He threatened the Supreme Court justices with an Uzi. "Louisiana's root problem is not lack of jobs and pay raises for teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s, police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
, and other public employees," Karst said during the campaign. "It is unchecked corruption
Political corruption
Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...
by the Five Supremes, self-anointed high priests of the Louisiana Way who worship at the temple of corruption in New Orleans. . . . I will have no choice but to execute them, blow them away," Karst vowed.
Legal and health troubles
In April 1992, Karst was arrested and held on a $100,000 bond in the custody of the Orleans Parish PrisonPrison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
on two counts of public intimidation
Intimidation
Intimidation is intentional behavior "which would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of injury or harm. It's not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually frightened.Criminal threatening is the crime of intentionally or...
for having made threats on the judges' lives.
Karst, meanwhile, contracted cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
and died some two weeks before he was to stand trial. His opposition to the judges stemmed from a protracted civil court battle that left him suspended from his law practice and nearly destitute. Judge Jerome Winsberg set an August 4, 1992, court date after he determined that Karst was competent to stand trial.
On July 2, 1992, Karst suffered a perforated stomach
Stomach
The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
, according to then public defender Craig Colwart. Exploratory surgery at New Orleans Charity Hospital revealed that Karst had terminal colon and liver
Liver
The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion...
cancer. "He was doing OK after the surgery and then he took a turn for the worst," Colwart said. Two weeks before his death, Karst's last appeal for reinstatement to the bar was denied. Karst faced felony
Felony
A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
charges that could have brought a ten-year sentence.
Karst's obituary
Karst was divorceDivorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
d from the former Judith "Judy" Ward-Steinman, Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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, who herself ran for mayor in 1977 but polled few votes. Karst lived in New Orleans for the last decade
Decade
A decade is a period of 10 years. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek dekas which means ten. This etymology is sometime confused with the Latin decas and dies , which is not correct....
of his life. After the divorce, Karst was convicted in Rapides Parish of two misdemeanor
Misdemeanor
A misdemeanor is a "lesser" criminal act in many common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished much less severely than felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions and regulatory offences...
counts of trespassing on property owned by his former wife and his former father-in-law, the late Irving Ward-Steinman, the owner of an Alexandria radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
station.
The Karsts had three children: son Alexander Regard Karst and daughters Alicia Barrows Karst and Jacqueline Ward Karst, all then of Alexandria. He was also survived by a brother, Charles Karst, III, of Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
, and two sisters, Jacqueline Winter of River Ridge
River Ridge, Louisiana
River Ridge is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 14,588 at the 2000 census.- History :...
in Jefferson Parish and Katherine Bosworth of New Orleans.
Private services for Karst were held in Lake Lawn Cemetery in New Orleans on July 20, 1992. Burial, however, was in the adjacent Old Metairie Cemetery. Karst was Episcopalian.