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Boucher returned to Springhill to resume his insurance business but soon branched into developing subdivisions and constructing apartments, shopping centers, industrial buildings, schools, and hotels, in both Louisiana and Pine Bluff, Hot Springs and Fordyce, Arkansas. Upon returning to Springhill he realized the lack of rental housing. This prompted him to begin building houses. In 1946, he opened an electric supply company in Springhill, known as B & S Supply, Inc., which by 1975 was a Fortune 500 company. His development projects were in Springhill, Bossier City, Vivian, [[Baton Rouge]], Lake Charles, and [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] as well [[Little Rock]] and Pine Bluff, Arkansas.<ref name=obit/><ref name=boco/>
Boucher returned to Springhill to resume his insurance business but soon branched into developing subdivisions and constructing apartments, shopping centers, industrial buildings, schools, and hotels, in both Louisiana and Pine Bluff, Hot Springs and Fordyce, Arkansas. Upon returning to Springhill he realized the lack of rental housing. This prompted him to begin building houses. In 1946, he opened an electric supply company in Springhill, known as B & S Supply, Inc., which by 1975 was a Fortune 500 company. His development projects were in Springhill, Bossier City, Vivian, [[Baton Rouge]], Lake Charles, and [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] as well [[Little Rock]] and Pine Bluff, Arkansas.<ref name=obit/><ref name=boco/>
He was elected mayor in 1958 to succeed Charles Emmett McConnell (1923-2000), a [[lawyer]] who subsequently made losing races in 1967 and 1971 for the Louisiana House of Representatives. He did not seek reelection as mayor in 1962 and was succeeded by James Allen. Active in civic matters, Boucher was the chairman of the Springhill American Legion post and as president of the Springhill Lions Club, and the Springhill High School Alumni Association, which he formed with his friend Woodrow Turner. He also organized and developed the Lumberjack Festival in Springhill, named for the high school athletic teams.<ref name=obit/> In 1957, he was named head of the Webster Parish [[United Way of America]] charity drive.<ref>"Jesse Boucher heads United Fund", Minden Herald, June 13, 1957, p. 1.</ref>
He was elected mayor in 1958 to succeed [[Charles McConnell, a [[lawyer]] who subsequently made losing races in 1967 and 1971 for the Louisiana House of Representatives. He did not seek reelection as mayor in 1962 and was succeeded by James Allen. Active in civic matters, Boucher was the chairman of the Springhill American Legion post and as president of the Springhill Lions Club, and the Springhill High School Alumni Association, which he formed with his friend Woodrow Turner. He also organized and developed the Lumberjack Festival in Springhill, named for the high school athletic teams.<ref name=obit/> In 1957, he was named head of the Webster Parish [[United Way of America]] charity drive.<ref>"Jesse Boucher heads United Fund", Minden Herald, June 13, 1957, p. 1.</ref>
Boucher was honored repeatedly by his peers in the real estate business by having been selected for the "Who’s Who" and the "National Register" of Real Estate Developers and "Builder of the Year" in 1995–1996. He was inducted into the "Long Purple Line" at Northwestern State University.<ref name=obit/>
In 1958, Mrs. Boucher became the first lady of Springhill when her husband was elected mayor. She opened a gift shop, which allowed her to further her interest in art and design. She received an accreditation from the New York Institute of Art and Design. She designed houses built by Boucher & Slack. She developed apartment complexes in [[Shreveport]] and [[Bossier City]]; including Spring Lake Pointe, Sherry Lane, Green Acres, Village Square North and South, and Village Lane Townhouses. She was recognized as "Woman Builder of the Year" in the middle 1990s.<ref name=eloiseobit/>
Boucher was honored repeatedly by his peers in the real estate business by having been selected for the "Who’s Who" and the "National Register" of Real Estate Developers and "Builder of the Year" in 1995–1996. He was inducted into the "Long Purple Line" at Northwestern State University.<ref name=obit/>
==Death==
==Death==