▁chief ▁justice . ▁Le Bl anc ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁court ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁not ▁long ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Le Bl anc ' s ▁father , ▁Samuel ▁Le Bl anc ▁II , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁Judge ▁Le Bl anc ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁El m ire ▁La f aye ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 7 2 ). ▁Samuel ▁Le Bl anc ▁II , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Reserve , ▁was ▁a ▁cas ual ty ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Samuel ' s ▁wid owed ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Marc elle ▁" No ots ie " ▁Re ese ▁( 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 8 5 ), ▁was ▁living ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁Donald son ville ▁in ▁As c ension ▁Par ish ▁with ▁her ▁two ▁children , ▁Sam ▁III , ▁and ▁Marc elle , ▁later ▁Marc elle ▁L . ▁H ic key ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁Marc elle ▁Le Bl anc ▁was ▁a ▁sister ▁of ▁George ▁W . ▁Re ese ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁New ▁Orleans ▁lawyer ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁Louisiana ▁Republican ▁National ▁Comm itte eman ▁who ▁carried ▁his ▁party ' s ▁b anner ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁against ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Allen ▁J . ▁Ell ender . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁married ▁Robert ▁Em met ▁Cou h ig ▁Sr . ▁( 1 9 1 6 – 2 0 1 4 ), ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Massachusetts