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.