▁for ▁District ▁ 8 6 ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁and ▁Orleans ▁par ishes . ▁His ▁legisl ative ▁ten ure ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁terms ▁of ▁Governor ▁Ed win ▁Edwards . ▁ ▁Family ▁background ▁Le Bl anc ▁is ▁desc ended ▁from ▁a ▁political ▁family ▁whose ▁roots ▁reach ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁His ▁ ▁grand father , ▁Samuel ▁A . ▁Le Bl anc ▁I , ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Tul ane ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁P ain court ville ▁in ▁Ass umption ▁Par ish , ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁House ▁- ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁extending ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁senior ▁Le Bl anc ▁was ▁district ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Jud icial ▁District , ▁which ▁then ▁included ▁As c ension , ▁St . ▁James ▁and ▁Ass umption ▁par ishes . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Le Bl anc ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁of ▁Justice ▁Paul ▁Le che ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁First ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al , ▁a ▁post ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁elected ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁of ▁a ▁ret iring