The Trumpet Blew in Point Coupee!

About the Book

The Author is introduced to his ancestors by his old Aunt Lois. His ancestors are from different ethnic groups, but share a bond of love and faith. The story is told as the author struggles with being an epidemiologist in the face of racism and classism. His aunt helps him celebrate each ancestor’s weaknesses, strengths, moral failures, and victories.

About the Author

Aristide Oconostota Marshall was a full-time pastor at Franklin Avenue East in New Orleans before Katrina. He is now a disease surveillance specialist for the state of Louisiana. Aristide and his wife Stephenie are the parents of one daughter Elaina Maria Marshall. They make their home in New Orleans, Louisiana. Aristide has a BS in biology and completed some graduate work at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and is also a registered sanitarian.