Emma Jean Harper Hobbs  - American Press

Emma Jean Harper Hobbs  - American Press

Emma Jean Harper Hobbs, 75, of Lake Charles passed away at 4:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 in a Metairie hospital. Mrs. Hobbs was born on Aug. 9, 1950 in El Paso, Texas.  As the daughter of a military family, she experienced life across the United States and abroad before her family settled in Lake Charles, La. A proud 1968 graduate of Lake Charles High School, Mrs. Hobbs went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in Home Economics and later a …