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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, 1812-2024 (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.
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=January 29, 2020}}</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]] 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>
==Background==
==Background==
The pair procured a marriage license in Minden from Webster Parish Clerk of Court [[Clarence D. Wiley]], who coincidentally had been Boucher's unsuccessful intra-party opponent in 1948 for the state senate.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' January 23, 1948, p. 1.</ref>
The pair procured a marriage license in Minden from Webster Parish Clerk of Court [[Clarence D. Wiley]], who coincidentally had been Boucher's unsuccessful intra-party opponent in 1948 for the state senate.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' January 23, 1948, p. 1.</ref>
==Death at 75==
==Death at 75==
Boucher died after a lengthy illness from colon [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-five.<ref name=bobit/> In addition to his second wife and son, Boucher was survived by a sister and brother, both in the [[insurance]] business, Alleane Haynes O’Neal, since deceased, of Springhill and Gus M. Boucher (1917–2001) of Shreveport, later Mansfield in DeSoto Parish. There was also a granddaughter, Jenelle Boucher (born 1977) of Shongaloo, Louisiana. A second brother, Rupert Boucher of Bossier City and later Baton Rouge, preceded him in death. Services were first held at the Jefferson Baptist Church; a second service under the direction of Bailey Mortuary was held in Springhill, with interment at Springhill Cemetery.<ref name=bobit/>
Boucher died after a lengthy illness from colon [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-five.<ref name=bobit/> In addition to his second wife and son, Boucher was survived by a sister and brother, both in the [[insurance]] business, Alleane Haynes O’Neal, since deceased, of Springhill and Gus M. Boucher (1917–2001) of Shreveport, later Mansfield in DeSoto Parish. There was also a granddaughter, Jenelle Boucher (born 1977) of Shongaloo, Louisiana. A second brother, Rupert Boucher of Bossier City and later Baton Rouge, preceded him in death. Services were first held at the Jefferson Baptist Church; a second service under the direction of Bailey Mortuary was held in Springhill, with interment at Springhill Cemetery.<ref name=bobit/>