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He married Blanche Bordelon (1913-2004), also of Bordelonville. Later, while living in [[New Orleans]], LaBorde did a newscast in [[French language|French]] for radio station WWL (AM). He also wrote a training manual on radio language for pilots, which was used by the military during [[World War II]]. The manual was called ''Roger, Wilco.''<ref name=bio/>​
 
He married Blanche Bordelon (1913-2004), also of Bordelonville. Later, while living in [[New Orleans]], LaBorde did a newscast in [[French language|French]] for radio station WWL (AM). He also wrote a training manual on radio language for pilots, which was used by the military during [[World War II]]. The manual was called ''Roger, Wilco.''<ref name=bio/>​
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During World War II, LaBorde served as a lieutenant in the [[U.S. Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], 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/>
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During World War II, LaBorde served as a lieutenant in the [[U.S. Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], Blanche and their two children (a daughter and son) accompanied him to his stations: [[San Antonio]], Texas; 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, Louisiana|Alexandria]].<ref name=bio/>
    
==Journalism career: ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk''==
 
==Journalism career: ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk''==
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