Richard Barry Sobol
March 24, 2022
Richard Barry Sobol died March 24, 2020, in Sebastopol, CA. Richard was a civil rights attorney who practiced in Louisiana between 1965 and 2011. He is now best known for handling a case involving the prosecution of Gary Duncan arising out of the integration of the Plaquemines Parish school system. Matthew Van Meter’s book Deep Delta Justice and Nancy Buirski’s documentary A Crime on the Bayou, both released since Sobol’s death in 2020, tell the story of Gary Duncan’s and Sobol’s successful struggle against Leander Perez Sr. Richard's family is having a Gathering to Remember Richard on May 12, 2022, at 10 a.m., at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70125. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.
Richard Barry Sobol died March 24, 2020, in Sebastopol, CA. Richard was a civil rights attorney who practiced in Louisiana between 1965 and 2011. He is now best known for handling a case involving the prosecution of Gary Duncan arising out of... View Obituary & Service Information