, ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁p est ▁control ▁business ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁later ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge . ▁From ▁Marc elle ' s ▁second ▁marriage ▁were ▁born ▁three ▁more ▁sons ▁and ▁another ▁daughter , ▁the ▁half - s ib lings ▁of ▁Sam ▁Le Bl anc ▁III . ▁Robert ▁and ▁Marc elle ▁Cou h ig , ▁with ▁their ▁As ph odel ▁Plant ation , ▁were ▁pione ers ▁in ▁the ▁tour ism ▁industry ▁of ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁Fel ic iana ▁par ishes . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Le Bl anc ▁married ▁the ▁former ▁No elle ▁Eng ler ▁( born ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁at ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Catholic ▁ ▁Ch ur cn ▁in ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁Texas . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁bal let ▁dan cer ▁and ▁a ▁one - time ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Department ▁of ▁Culture , ▁Rec re ation ▁& ▁Tour ism . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁and ▁political ▁career ▁Le Bl anc ▁studied ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁with ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁Tul ane ▁Law ▁School . ▁Years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Law ▁degree ▁from ▁Tul ane ▁in ▁energy ▁and ▁environmental ▁law . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁on ▁the ▁f ift i eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁Le Bl