Perry Ferran St. Raymond, a civic leader, former Carnival royalty and noted tax lawyer with Everitt, Pratt, Latham & Donovan, LLP, died Tuesday (June 14) of a heart attack at his home. He was 48 and a lifelong resident of New Orleans.
Mr. St. Raymond was a graduate of Jeb Stuart High School, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Loyola University School of Law. He received a master's degree in law and taxation from the College of William and Mary. He was licensed to practice in Louisiana, the District of Columbia, various tax courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. He had practiced with the accounting firm of Ernest & Whinney and other firms.
Mr. St. Raymond was a member of the board of directors of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana for the past 19 years, served as chairman of the Legal Committee for the past 15 years and also served as corporate secretary. He advised many nonprofit corporations including Central City Housing Development Corp., Lazarus House, the Arts Council of New Orleans and the Krewe of Tucks. He was an editor for the Louisiana Civil Practice Forums publication. Mr. St. Raymond was a former float captain of the Krewe of Tucks and reigned as its king in 2003.
Survivors include three brothers, Paul, Philip and Marcus St. Raymond, and a sister, Pamela St. Raymond Dombrowski.
A Mass will be said Saturday at noon at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.
