A "good Government" Columnist
While he liked to report on campaigns and elections, LaBorde also focused on the intricate workings of government and the bureaucracy. He believed that government could be a force for good in society if the right people, with the proper motivation, were elected. Yet, he also noted that government is still in essence compulsion.
He had a great interest in sportsmen's issues, city charters, and "good government" in general. Fluent in French, LaBorde promoted his cultural heritage through the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, better known by the acronym CODOFIL.
Sometimes, LaBorde ventured into national politics, where he would offer unsolicited advice for Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and the first George H.W. Bush about which they undoubtedly never read. He grew irate over Watergate in 1973 and 1974 but mostly kept to state or local matters.
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