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Adolphe Jolna Lafargue was educated at the former Jefferson College and then studied law at what became Tulane University. He returned to Marksville in 1880 to publish and edit ''The Marksville Bulletin'',<ref name=familyhistory/> later ''The Marksville Weekly News,'' the name still in use. The publication is the oldest continuously operating newspaper in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/la/avoyelles/|title=Newspapers of Avoyelles|publisher=angelfire.com|accessdate=February 17, 2011}}</ref>  In 1878, Adolphe Lafargue married Annie Winn Irion (1860-1890), the daughter of [[U. S. Representative]] Alfred Briggs Irion (1833-1903) of Louisiana's 6th congressional district, which then stretched northward into Avoyelles Parish. Representative Irion was originally from [[rural]] Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish, where he had farming interests. Lafargue and his wife had four sons, Walter Strong (1878-1951), Edwin Louis (1881-1922), [[Alvan Lafargue|Alvan Henry, Sr.]], and Sidney Eustis (1885-1942). After Annie died, Adolphe married her sister, Emma (1870-1961), who died in New Orleans at the age of ninety. She was only eight years older than stepson Walter Strong Lafargue.<ref name=findagrave/>

Adolphe Jolna Lafargue was educated at the former Jefferson College and then studied law at what became Tulane University. He returned to Marksville in 1880 to publish and edit ''The Marksville Bulletin'',<ref name=familyhistory/> later ''The Marksville Weekly News,'' the name still in use. The publication is the oldest continuously operating newspaper in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/la/avoyelles/|title=Newspapers of Avoyelles|publisher=angelfire.com|accessdate=February 17, 2011}}</ref>  In 1878, Adolphe Lafargue married Annie Winn Irion (1860-1890), the daughter of [[U. S. Representative]] Alfred Briggs Irion (1833-1903) of Louisiana's 6th congressional district, which then stretched northward into Avoyelles Parish. Representative Irion was originally from [[rural]] Evergreen in Avoyelles Parish, where he had farming interests. Lafargue and his wife had four sons, Walter Strong (1878-1951), Edwin Louis (1881-1922), [[Alvan Lafargue|Alvan Henry, Sr.]], and Sidney Eustis (1885-1942). After Annie died, Adolphe married her sister, Emma (1870-1961), who died in New Orleans at the age of ninety. She was only eight years older than stepson Walter Strong Lafargue.<ref name=findagrave/>

In 1884, [[Governor]] Samuel D. McEnery (1837-1910) named Lafargue the Avoyelles Parish assessor. In 1886, Lafargue was appointed clerk of court. Both positions are now elected.<ref name=familyhistory/> Considered an excellent [[orator]], Adolphe Lafargue was elected to the Louisiana House in 1892.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Avoyelles Parish|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref> In 1899, near the end of his second legislative term, Governor Murphy James Foster, Sr., (1849-1921)  named him to fill an unexpired term as [[judge]] of the state 10th Judicial District. In 1912, he was elected judge of the 14th District, a position that he held until shortly before his death.<ref name=findagrave/><ref name=familyhistory/>

In 1884, [[Governor]] Samuel D. McEnery (1837-1910) named Lafargue the Avoyelles Parish assessor. In 1886, Lafargue was appointed clerk of court. Both positions are now elected.<ref name=familyhistory/> Considered an outstanding orator, Adolphe Lafargue was elected to the Louisiana House in 1892.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Avoyelles Parish|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}</ref> In 1899, near the end of his second legislative term, Governor Murphy James Foster, Sr., (1849-1921)  named him to fill an unexpired term as [[judge]] of the state 10th Judicial District. In 1912, he was elected judge of the 14th District, a position that he held until shortly before his death.<ref name=findagrave/><ref name=familyhistory/>

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