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In 1978, Laborde was named "Avoyellean of the Year."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/la/avoyelles/|title=Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana|publisher=angelfire.com|accessdate=November 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2003, he was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.<ref name=hoffame/>​

He operated his Raymond's Department Store, which once had eight competitors downtown. The store, no longer in existence, was the oldest jobber of Dickies work wear in Louisiana and later specialized in school uniforms.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Raymond%27s+Department+Store+in+Marksville&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Raymond%27s+Department+Store&hnear=Marksville&cid=6247615245347302389|title=Raymond’s Department Store|publisher=maps.google.com|accessdate=November 3, 2019}}</ref>​