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==Background==
==Background==
A native of [[New Orleans]], Gaudin was reared in Covington in suburban St. Tammany Parish. Of [[France|French]] descent, he was named for his maternal grandfather, Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (pronounced Grain YEY) (1862-1931).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931220/homere-charles-grenier|title=Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (maternal grandfather of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> His great-great-grandfather, John H. Illsey, served during [[Reconstruction]] as a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.<ref name=obit/>
A native of [[New Orleans]], Gaudin was reared in Covington in suburban St. Tammany Parish. Of [[France|French]] descent, he was named for his maternal grandfather, Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (pronounced Grain YEY) (1862-1931).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931220/homere-charles-grenier|title=Homere Charles Grenier, Sr. (maternal grandfather of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> His great-great-grandfather, John H. Illsey, served during [[Reconstruction]] as a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.<ref name=obit/>
His parents were Regis Bernard Gaudin (1903-1975) and the former Inez Catherine Grenier (1904-1951), who are entombed at St. Patrick Cemetery No. 3 n New Orleans. He was a maternal first cousin of [[John Grenier|John Edward Grenier]], a lawyer active in the 1964 [[Barry Goldwater]] presidential campaign and in the revitalization of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148696853/inez-gaudin|title=Inez Catherine Grenier Gaudin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdatae=July 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931223/charles-desire-grenier|title=Charles Desire Grenier, Sr. (maternal uncle of. Homere Gaudin) (1893-1951)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> He was a maternal nephew of Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (1884-1969), mentioned in his obituary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931224/williamine-marie-grenier|title=Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (aunt of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref>.
His parents were Regis Bernard Gaudin (1903-1975) and the former Inez Catherine Grenier (1904-1951), who are entombed at St. Patrick Cemetery No. 3 in New Orleans. He was a maternal first cousin of [[John Grenier|John Edward Grenier]], a lawyer active in the 1964 [[Barry Goldwater]] presidential campaign and in the revitalization of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148696853/inez-gaudin|title=Inez Catherine Grenier Gaudin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdatae=July 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931223/charles-desire-grenier|title=Charles Desire Grenier, Sr. (maternal uncle of. Homere Gaudin) (1893-1951)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> He was a maternal nephew of Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (1884-1969), mentioned in his obituary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34931224/williamine-marie-grenier|title=Williamine "Wilhemina" Marie Grenier (aunt of Homere Gaudin)|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref>.
In 1947, Gaudin graduated from St. Paul's High School, a [[Roman Catholic]] all-male entity in Covington, at which he was named most valuable player in [[football]], all-state in [[basketball]], and also set records on four state championship track and field teams. He briefly attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he was a member of the 1949 LSU Cinderella team and the 1950 Sugar Bowl team. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English and history in 1952 from the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]], then known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning, renamed in 1960 as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He lettered in three college sports at Southwestern and was named to the All-Gulf States Conference football team in 1951 after leading the conference in individual scoring and receiving<ref name=obit/>.
In 1947, Gaudin graduated from St. Paul's High School, a [[Roman Catholic]] all-male entity in Covington, at which he was named most valuable player in [[football]], all-state in [[basketball]], and also set records on four state championship track and field teams. He briefly attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], at which he was a member of the 1949 LSU Cinderella team and the 1950 Sugar Bowl team. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English and history in 1952 from the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]], then known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning, renamed in 1960 as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He lettered in three college sports at Southwestern and was named to the All-Gulf States Conference football team in 1951 after leading the conference in individual scoring and receiving<ref name=obit/>.
==Legal career==
==Legal career==