Barbara Towart Arzt passed away July 13, 2012 in Baton Rouge, LA. She was born November 25, 1937, in the Bronx. Barbara was the daughter of the late Frances and James Towart. She was a 1955 graduate of Chatham High School. Barbarae was retired from J.C. Penny's In Baton Rouge, LA where she had worked for many years. She is survived by her children: John R. (Shelly) Zimboski, Catherine M. Zimboski and Louis C. (Michelle) Arzt III, her sisters: Mary P. O'Connor of Chatham and Elizabeth D. (John) Barden of Spencertown, her ten grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Barbara was predeceased by her loving husband Louis C. Arzt Jr. and her sisters: Ann Elizabeth and Ruth Ann Towart. Services were held in her home town of Denham Springs, LA. Contributions on Barbara's memory may be made to the St. Joseph Hospice Foundation, 17732 Highland Road, Suite G Box 241, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. To send an online condolence visit www.frenchblasl.com