Louise Belle Prosser was born in Alexandria, LA to Frank Harris Peterman and Julia O’Shee Peterman. She attended St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame University and graduated from Newcomb College with a degree in English. Prosser also received her Master of Library Science from Louisiana State University (LSU). She served as school librarian at St. James Episcopal Day School for 25 years and was later elected president of the Newcomb Alumnae Association. In 1944, she married Dr. Charles Prosser to whom she was happily married for 60 years until his death in 2005. They had 8 children, 20 grandchildren, and 24 great grandchildren. Prosser’s special interests beyond her family and friends included being a member of Our Lady of Mercy Church choir, the Baton Rouge Music Club, volunteering for St. Vincent de Paul, Friends of the LSU Library, LSU Readers and Writers, and Inner Wheel of the Downtown Rotary Club. She was active in the Junior League and was voted Sustainer of the Year.