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==Background==

==Background==

Descended from a prominent family originally from the [[Pyrenees Mountains]], Lafargue's father, Pierre Adolphe Lafargue (1818-1869), was born in Orthez, [[France]]. The senior Lafargue later dropped "Pierre" from his name and was known only as "Adolphe Lafargue." While he was teaching school in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]], he wed the former Zepherine Michel Zorich, a member of an influential family from the Rachal community. They had a daughter and two sons, Adolphe and Arnaud, both of whom became members of the Louisiana House of Representatives. The senior Lafargue subsequently became a professor of [[French]] and [[mathematics]] at the former Jefferson College in Convent in St. James Parish, Louisiana and then at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], known then as the "University of Louisiana." He subsequently settled in Marksville and became superintendent of public instruction for Avoyelles Parish. In 1856, he founded Marksville High School. He was also a [[mayor]] of Marksville.<ref name=familyhistory>{{cite web|url=http://larc.tulane.edu/help/guides/LaFargue|title=Brief Family History|publisher=larc.tulane.edu|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> The senior Lafargue started the newspaper then named ''The Pelican'' and later ''The Marksville Villager.''<ref name=doctors>{{cite web|url=http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/FTBooks/reid%20doctors.htm|title=Early Calcasieu Doctors|publisher=mcneese.edu|accessdate=February 17, 2011}}</ref>

Descended from a prominent family originally from the [[Pyrenees]], Lafargue's father, Pierre Adolphe Lafargue (1818-1869), was born in Orthez, [[France]]. The senior Lafargue later dropped "Pierre" from his name and was known only as "Adolphe Lafargue." While he was teaching school in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]], he wed the former Zepherine Michel Zorich, a member of an influential family from the Rachal community. They had a daughter and two sons, Adolphe and Arnaud, both of whom became members of the Louisiana House of Representatives. The senior Lafargue subsequently became a professor of [[French]] and [[mathematics]] at the former Jefferson College in Convent in St. James Parish, Louisiana and then at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], known then as the "University of Louisiana." He subsequently settled in Marksville and became superintendent of public instruction for Avoyelles Parish. In 1856, he founded Marksville High School. He was also a [[mayor]] of Marksville.<ref name=familyhistory>{{cite web|url=http://larc.tulane.edu/help/guides/LaFargue|title=Brief Family History|publisher=larc.tulane.edu|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> The senior Lafargue started the newspaper then named ''The Pelican'' and later ''The Marksville Villager.''<ref name=doctors>{{cite web|url=http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/FTBooks/reid%20doctors.htm|title=Early Calcasieu Doctors|publisher=mcneese.edu|accessdate=February 17, 2011}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==