Q&A Chats with Area Boomers and Seniors

Reg Cassibry was graduated from Ruston High School in 1964 and from Louisiana Tech University in 1968 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, having played baseball at both. He then spent four years in the Navy, serving on the USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2). He was graduated from LSU law school in 1975 and became a partner in the Shreveport law firm of Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts in 1983 where he remains a Director. In 2004, he married Judy Levasseur Cassibry, a childhood friend. Their blended family includes four children and four grandchildren. While he professes to have two left feet, he and Judy spend much of their leisure time ballroom dancing.

Q. Who was your childhood celebrity crush?

A. An easy one: Annette Funicello on Mickey Mouse Club.

Q. What was your favorite childhood toy or game?

A. Baseball.

Q. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A. Pitcher for the Yankees – that did not work out as planned.

Q. What fun activity from your childhood has been completely ruined for kids today?

A. Being able to ride our bikes all around town without our parents having to worry about our safety.

Q. What do you do to eliminate stress in your life?

A. Reading, ballroom dancing, exercise, and listening to music.

Q. What’s the best job you’ve ever had?

A. Another easy one: The best job I have had is my current one: Director at Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts. I could not have found a better place for my career.

Q. What is one accomplishment people might not know about you that makes you proud?