Judge Fred J. Cassibry Square
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marker Inscription
Judge Fred J. Cassibry Square. Fred J. Cassibry (1918-1996), U.S. Navy WWII veteran, served on the New Orleans City Council, Orleans Civil District Court, U.S. District Court, E. D. La., and the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation. Throughout his 40 years of public life, Judge Cassibry personified the definition of a dedicated public official. He never forgot he was a servant of the people. Square dedicated by 1999, La. Acts 708.
The Story
Fred J. Cassibry (1918–1996) served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, then gave four decades to public life in New Orleans — on the City Council, the Orleans Civil District Court, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and a state economic development body. The marker remembers him as a dedicated official who never forgot he served the people. The square was dedicated by 1999 under Louisiana Acts 708.
Why it matters
His long career of civic and judicial service reflects the WWII generation's turn toward public leadership in postwar American communities.
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