Beth Verret

Age: 41

Summary: former executive director of the Festival International de Louisiane, which became one of Louisiana's premier events, garnering national and international praise and attention under her direction, who also served as an independent arts consultant and advisor to New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Louisiana Folklike Festival, the Cultural Olympiad of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, the Southern Arts Foundation and the U.S. Information Agency, and who was the wife of Cajun accordionist Errol Verret.

Cause of Death: Cancer

Born: March 3, 1956

Died: February 19, 1998

Location: Catahoula, Louisiana