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'''Drayton Rogers Boucher''' (March 19, 1908 – June 3, 1983) was a state legislator from Webster Parish who was affiliated with the [[Earl Long|Long]] political faction of his state's [[Democratic Party]]. Boucher served in the state House for a single four-year term from 1936 to 1940,<ref>{{cite web|url=
'''Drayton Rogers Boucher''' (March 19, 1908 – June 3, 1983) was a state legislator from Webster Parish who was affiliated with the [[Earl Long|Long]] political faction of his state's [[Democratic Party]]. Boucher served in the state House for a single four-year term from 1936 to 1940,<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Webster Parish) |publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}</ref> and then three terms in the state Senate from a combination district including Webster and Bossier parishes from 1940 to 1952.
http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Webster Parish) |publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}</ref> and then three terms in the state Senate from a combination district including Webster and Bossier parishes from 1940 to 1952.
In the state Senate, he succeeded Coleman Lindsey (1892–1968) of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], who in 1939 became lieutenant governor upon the succession to the governorship of [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.legis.state.la.us/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880 - Present (Bossier and Webster parishes)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}</ref>
In the state Senate, he succeeded Coleman Lindsey (1892–1968) of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], who in 1939 became lieutenant governor upon the succession to the governorship of [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.legis.state.la.us/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880 - Present (Bossier and Webster parishes)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}</ref>