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{{Infobox person
| name=Adras Paul LaBorde, Sr.<br>
| name=Adras Paul LaBorde, Sr.<br>
(Louisiana political columnist)
(Louisiana journalist and political columnist)
| birth_date=December 12, 1912 (12-12-12)
| birth_date=December 12, 1912 (12-12-12)
| birth_place=Bordelonville, Avoyelles Parish<br>[[Louisiana]] [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place=Bordelonville, Avoyelles Parish<br>[[Louisiana]] [[United States|USA]]
==Background==
==Background==
LaBorde was born to Enos LaBorde, Sr. (1886–1962), and the former Lily Bordelon (1891–1955) in Bordelonville in heavily Cajun Avoyelles Parish, south of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]. He graduated at an early age from Bordelonville High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.msstate.edu/~eaddy/famtrlab/html/fam00710.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-06-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050328074230/http://www2.msstate.edu/~eaddy/famtrlab/html/fam00710.htm |archivedate=2005-03-28 |df= }}</ref> As a young man, he worked as a radio operator on a ship.<ref>[http://www.biblio.com/search.php?tid=0&auid=0&stage=1&author=&title=C+B+RADIO]</ref> During long voyages at sea, he developed his interest in serious reading. Largely self-educated, LaBorde read encyclopedias and serious works of nonfiction, always learning and eager to improve his employment prospects.
LaBorde was born to Enos LaBorde, Sr. (1886–1962), and the former Lily Bordelon (1891–1955) in Bordelonville in heavily Cajun Avoyelles Parish, south of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]. He graduated at an early age from Bordelonville High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.msstate.edu/~eaddy/famtrlab/html/fam00710.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-06-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050328074230/http://www2.msstate.edu/~eaddy/famtrlab/html/fam00710.htm |archivedate=2005-03-28 |df= }}</ref> As a young man, he worked as a radio operator on a ship.<ref>[http://www.biblio.com/search.php?tid=0&auid=0&stage=1&author=&title=C+B+RADIO]</ref> During long voyages at sea, he developed his interest in serious reading. Largely self-educated, LaBorde read encyclopedias and serious works of nonfiction, always learning and eager to improve his employment prospects.
During World War II, LaBorde served as a lieutenant in the [[U.S. Army]] Air Corps. Married and with two children, he was assigned to various posts in the United States. Blanche and their two children (a daughter and son) accompanied him to his stations: [[San Antonio]], Arkansas City, [[Kansas]], and [[Abilene]] in Taylor County]], Texas. A second son, their third child, was born after the war, when they had returned to Louisiana and settled in Alexandria.<ref name=bio/>
During World War II, LaBorde served as a lieutenant in the [[U.S. Army]] Air Corps. Married and with two children, he was assigned to various posts in the United States. Blanche and their two children (a daughter and son) accompanied him to his stations: [[San Antonio]], Arkansas City, [[Kansas]], and [[Abilene]] in Taylor County]], Texas. A second son, their third child, was born after the war, when they had returned to Louisiana and settled in Alexandria.<ref name=bio/>
==Journalism career: ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk''==
==Journalism career: ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk''
LaBorde started at The ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'' in 1945.<ref name=bio/> George Washington Shannon(1914-1998) had preceded him as a staffer and later advanced to be the editor of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Shannon&GSfn=George&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=53533197&df=all&|title=George Washington Shannon|author=John Andrew Prime|publisher=findagrave.com|date=June 10, 2010|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}</ref> LaBorde learned the business from the ground floor. In 1950, he was named managing editor, a post that he held for twenty-seven years.<ref name=bio/>
LaBorde started at The ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'' in 1945.<ref name=bio/> George Washington Shannon(1914-1998) had preceded him as a staffer and later advanced to be the editor of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Shannon&GSfn=George&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=53533197&df=all&|title=George Washington Shannon|author=John Andrew Prime|publisher=findagrave.com|date=June 10, 2010|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}</ref> LaBorde learned the business from the ground floor. In 1950, he was named managing editor, a post that he held for twenty-seven years.<ref name=bio/>
His subjects included [[Governor]]s [[Jimmie Davis]], [[Sam H. Jones]], [[Robert F. Kennon]], [[Earl Long]], [[John J. McKeithen]], [[David C. Treen]], [[Buddy Roemer]], along with [[Bill Dodd]], [[Allen J. Ellender]], [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], [[Russell Long]], high-profile lawyer Camille Francis Gravel, Sr., [[Charlton Lyons]], [[Otto Passman]], [[John K. Snyder]], and many others, including his perhaps most demanding subject, four-term Governor [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref name=bio/>
His subjects included [[Governor]]s [[Jimmie Davis]], [[Sam H. Jones]], [[Robert F. Kennon]], [[Earl Long]], [[John J. McKeithen]], [[David C. Treen]], [[Buddy Roemer]], along with [[Bill Dodd]], [[Allen J. Ellender]], [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], [[Russell Long]], high-profile lawyer Camille Francis Gravel, Sr., [[Charlton Lyons]], [[Otto Passman]], [[John K. Snyder]], and many others, including his perhaps most demanding subject, four-term Governor [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref name=bio/>
===Promoted "good government" ===
===Promoting "good government" ===
While LaBorde liked to report on campaigns and elections, he also focused on the intricate workings of government and the bureaucracy. He believed that government could be a force for good in society if the right people, with the proper motivation, were elected.
While LaBorde liked to report on campaigns and elections, he also focused on the intricate workings of government and the bureaucracy. He believed that government could be a force for good in society if the right people, with the proper motivation, were elected.