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→Journalism career: The Alexandria Daily Town Talk
In 1977, LaBorde was promoted to "executive editor", a title that he held through his last year of full-time employment. Unlike many print journalists who move from one newspaper to another seeking upward mobility, LaBorde stayed with ''The Town Talk'' in a career that spanned parts of six decades.<ref name=bio/>
In 1977, LaBorde was promoted to "executive editor", a title that he held through his last year of full-time employment. Unlike many print journalists who move from one newspaper to another seeking upward mobility, LaBorde stayed with ''The Town Talk'' in a career that spanned parts of six decades.<ref name=bio/>
His staff joked that he had no formal education but "the school of hard knocks". He had attended Tyler Commercial College in [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], Texas, which for a period of time claimed to be the largest business training school in the United States. The college offered instruction in bookkeeping, shorthand, telegraphy, business administration, and finance.<ref name=bio/><ref>[http://home.sprynet.com/~skreed/typc-scho01.htm Tyler Commercial College]</ref>
His staff joked that he had no formal education but "the school of hard knocks". He had attended Tyler Commercial College in [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], Texas, which for a period of time claimed to be the largest business training school in the United States. The college offered instruction in bookkeeping, shorthand, telegraphy, business administration, and finance.<ref name=bio/><ref>[http://home.sprynet.com/~skreed/typc-scho01.htm Tyler Commercial College]</ref>
===A columnist's dream: colorful politicians, Louisiana style===
===A columnist's dream: colorful politicians, Louisiana style===