anc ▁was ▁c ited ▁with ▁an ▁" Out standing ▁Al umn i ▁Award " ▁by ▁the ▁Tul ane ▁Al umn i ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Le Bl anc ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁with ▁his ▁half - bro ther , ▁Rob ▁Cou h ig , ▁then ▁twenty - two , ▁as ▁the ▁campaign ▁manager . ▁Cou h ig ▁also ▁managed ▁Le Bl anc ' s ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁campaign . ▁After ▁two ▁terms , ▁Le Bl anc ▁left ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁Terry ▁W . ▁Ge e , ▁an ▁oil ▁and ▁natural ▁gas ▁business man ▁whose ▁victory ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁David ▁C . ▁T reen ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁governor ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁since ▁Re const ruction . ▁Le Bl anc ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁the ▁District ▁ 8 6 ▁House ▁seat . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Rob ▁Cou h ig ▁himself ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁and ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁against ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁Lind y ▁Bog gs ▁for ▁Louisiana ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁con gression al ▁district ▁seat . ▁ ▁Le Bl anc ▁was ▁an ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁firm ▁Adams ▁and ▁Re ese , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁partner ▁in