LaLa lived simply, and loved it

Raymond “La La” Lalonde gave this 1979 photo to his mother, Marie Lanclos Lalonde, after being elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. (Submitted photo via The Advocate)
I think I knew LaLa Lalonde for a year or more before I knew his real name. He was a member of the legislature when I met him, but I don’t think I ever heard him introduce himself as “Raymond” or “Representative Lalonde.” He introduced himself simply. “Hi, I’m LaLa,” sometimes in French. That said a lot about who he was. He was a brilliant man with degrees in physics, math, foreign languages and…

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