Doris Mae

Louque Laborde

Doris Mae Louque Laborde, a resident of Grand Point, passed away on Saturday, June 10th at her home.  She was born June 25, 1932 to Clarence and Nelta Roussel Louque.   Doris had many loving memories with her husband of 70 years, David Lee Laborde, three children, Peggy (Brent) Roccaforte, Vera Carpenter, Dolly (O.J.) Williams and eight grandchildren, Clay, Brad Roccaforte, Abby (Don) Chambers, Marcy Folse, Michelle (Mark) Maggio, Michael Carpenter, Dr. Jeff Williams, MD and Caroline Williams.  Great grandchildren, David Roccaforte, Lylian Roccaforte, Sheldon Folse, Blair Folse, Maddi Folse, Kohen Folse, Juliana Folse, Brody Maggio, Chase Maggio, Kye Carpenter and one great great grandchild. One dear sister, Marie Myrtle Poirrier and three beloved brothers, Herman, Kenneth and Danny Louque.   Deceased siblings Beulah Bourgeois, Grace St. Pierre, Chester Louque, Harris Louque, Jerry Louque, and Robert Louque whom she so deeply cared for as her own child in the hospital.

Doris owned St. James Catering for 30+ years and continued cooking her many specialties for years after retiring including fettucine, gumbo, eggplant.  Her most coveted and well-known dish throughout the river parishes was crawfish bisque for which she continued peeling, grinding, stuffing, baking and cooking until the love of her life and her own health began to decline.   She also worked at St. Peter Chanel cafeteria for 20+ years and at Abreo's Restaurant in Gramercy and Lane Cotton Mill in New Orleans.

Doris enjoyed packing her van and going to Saints' games, motoring her ladies to her catered events, and traveling with the grandchildren.  She also enjoyed coaching CYO Cabbage ball and playing cabbage ball with the Lutcher Ladies and made many lifelong friends.  She loved spending time with her cousins Enola, Git, Annabelle, and Eunice like sharing the love of a sister.   She also treasured her best friend, Nel, whom she met at Curves. Doris and David enjoyed many trips together with family and best friends as well as their surprise 50th wedding anniversary and birthday parties.

Doris was a very devoted wife and spoiled her bridegroom for many of the 70 years together until she could not care for the love of her life anymore retiring to her bed with heavy heart but David kept love going singing to her every day. They truly enjoyed aging together and were so happy and blessed for this.   She also loved her family and nurtured many at her home.  She loved to dance with Dave and family and we know she is dancing now with her renewed legs. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of America and Ladies Altar Society for many

years.

Doris was also a servant to her community always making her special pralines and fudge for the Lion's Club Pumpkin Patch benefit as well as monthly benefactors of the Knights of Columbus Sunday dinners and the Grand Point Fire Dept Boucherie as well as her granddaughter's wedding favors.  Family was very important to her whether it was family Sunday dinners or eating out with her siblings every month. Family will also miss her fruit cakes and trays of fudge, pralines, and fig cookies for the holidays as well as her food she so lovingly prepared.

She was also a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and worked very hard all of her life as a good and faithful servant in many earthly ways.  Now she will honorably enjoy the fruits of her labor in the heavenly kingdom of God with her bridegroom.

The family would like to deeply thank all of the staff of Heart of Hospice, especially her nurse, Mimi Dimmick, and caretakers Paula Adams and Lynell Jackson for their loving care and Fran Nicaud in her last days as well her devoted daughter.  She treasured her Eucharistic minister visits by Nelson Roques.  Family would also like to deeply thank Father Vincent Dufresne for his blessings and presence during our mother's last days.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Visitation and Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2130 Rectory St., Paulina, LA on Thursday, June 15, 2023.  Visitation at the church from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. followed by Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m.  Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery.

Arrangements by Rose Lynn Funeral Home.  To view or sign the online guest book, please visit www.roselynnfuneralhome.com