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In 1986, he finished third with 36,304 votes (20 percent) in a bid for the U.S. House of Representatives for the since defunct 8th congressional district., long held by the late [[Gillis Long]]. Goudeau lost a runoff berth to [[African-American]] E. Faye Williams and the final winner, Republican  Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016), a forest nurseryman from Forest Hill in south Rapides Parish, who served in Congress from 1987 to 1993.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 27, 1986.</ref>

In 1986, he finished third with 36,304 votes (20 percent) in a bid for the U.S. House of Representatives for the since defunct 8th congressional district., long held by the late [[Gillis Long]]. Goudeau lost a runoff berth to [[African-American]] E. Faye Williams and the final winner, Republican  Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016), a forest nurseryman from Forest Hill in south Rapides Parish, who served in Congress from 1987 to 1993.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 27, 1986.</ref>

Goudeau was the first president of the Opelousas-Eunice Library board and served as a directorof the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. He was also a director for the Opelousas [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Louisiana Cattleman’s Association, and First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Opelousas. He was o a board member of the  Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau and a  lecturer in Criminal Justice at L.S.U. in Eunice. He was the first rector of the Cursillo Movement in the Diocese of Lafayette and a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas. <ref name=findagrave/>

Goudeau was the first president of the Opelousas-Eunice Library board and served as a directorof the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. He was also a director for the Opelousas [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Louisiana Cattleman’s Association, and First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Opelousas. He was o a board member of the  Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau and a  lecturer in Criminal Justice at L.S.U. in Eunice. He was the first rector of the Cursillo Movement in the Diocese of Lafayette and a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas.<ref name=findagrave/>

On his retirement, Goudeau and his second wife, the former Helen Josephine Roppolo (1940-2017), relocated to [[Lafayette]], at which he was active in Rotary International, Crime Stoppers of Acadiana, and Holy Cross Catholic Church. The Goudeaus joined the Petroleum Club of Lafayette. He formerly raised Arabian horses and continued in the [[cattle]] business at his farm in Melville in St. Landry Parish. A master storyteller, he wrote his memoirs as a legacy for his children and grandchildren. He remembered details until the end of his life. He advised his children and grandchildren to “Be careful, but always take chances in life."<ref name=findagrave/>

On his retirement, Goudeau and his second wife, the former Helen Josephine Roppolo (1940-2017), relocated to [[Lafayette]], at which he was active in Rotary International, Crime Stoppers of Acadiana, and Holy Cross Catholic Church. The Goudeaus joined the Petroleum Club of Lafayette. He formerly raised Arabian horses and continued in the [[cattle]] business at his farm in Melville in St. Landry Parish. A master storyteller, he wrote his memoirs as a legacy for his children and grandchildren. He remembered details until the end of his life. He advised his children and grandchildren to “Be careful, but always take chances in life."<ref name=findagrave/>