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Carter was a former adjutant general of the Louisiana chapter of the American Legion, president of the 21st Judicial District Bar Association, and a three-term chairman of he Louisiana Conference of Court of Appeal Judges. He contributed many articles to national and state legal journals. For thirty years, he was the chairman of the administrative board of the Greensburg [[United Methodist]] Church.<ref name=obit/>

Carter was a former adjutant general of the Louisiana chapter of the American Legion, president of the 21st Judicial District Bar Association, and a three-term chairman of he Louisiana Conference of Court of Appeal Judges. He contributed many articles to national and state legal journals. For thirty years, he was the chairman of the administrative board of the Greensburg [[United Methodist]] Church.<ref name=obit/>

Carter was married for more than sixty years to the former Helen Bridges.<ref nane=obit/> Their son, [[Robby Carter]], is a Democratic state representative who was reelected by an overwhelming margin against a No Party candidate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), October 12, 2019.</ref> He is married to the former Kerry Anthony. The Carters also have a daughter, Libby Peak, and her husband, Craig, and five grandchildren, Taylor Carter Peak, M.D., Captain David Kramer Peak, M.D., Robert Burrell Carter, Helen Ruth Carter, and Jessica C. Ledet,<ref name=obit/>

Carter was married for more than sixty years to the former Helen Bridges.<ref name=obit/> Their son, [[Robby Carter]], is a Democratic state representative who was reelected by an overwhelming margin against a No Party candidate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), October 12, 2019.</ref> He is married to the former Kerry Anthony. The Carters also have a daughter, Libby Peak, and her husband, Craig, and five grandchildren, Taylor Carter Peak, M.D., Captain David Kramer Peak, M.D., Robert Burrell Carter, Helen Ruth Carter, and Jessica C. Ledet,<ref name=obit/>

Judge Carter died of [[cancer]] at his Greensburg home at the age of eighty-four. Services were held in the Greensburg United Methodist Church, with interment at Greensburg Cemetery. His honorary pallbearers included three [[governor]]s, [[Edwin Edwards]], [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], and [[John Bel Edwards]], as well as Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain.<ref name=obit/>  

Judge Carter died of [[cancer]] at his Greensburg home at the age of eighty-four. Services were held in the Greensburg United Methodist Church, with interment at Greensburg Cemetery. His honorary pallbearers included three [[governor]]s, [[Edwin Edwards]], [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], and [[John Bel Edwards]], as well as Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain.<ref name=obit/>