▁to ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁people . ▁His ▁repeated ▁re - e lection ▁test ified ▁to ▁the ▁este em ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁constitu ents . ▁He ▁was ▁constantly ▁st riv ing ▁to ▁protect ▁property ▁and ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁citizens ▁from ▁the ▁law less ▁element ▁and ▁was ▁always ▁vig orous ▁in ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁bring ▁crim inals ▁to ▁justice ▁... " ▁ ▁Family ▁background ▁ ▁Pay ne ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Edward ▁Pay ne ▁( 1 8 3 0 - 1 8 8 4 ), ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁William ▁Pay ne ' s ▁second ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Marie ▁El isa ▁Bl anch ard ▁( 1 8 4 6 - 1 9 1 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁re ared ▁at ▁the ▁plant ation ▁known ▁as ▁Ever green ▁L odge ▁on ▁C ane ▁River ▁Lake ▁a ▁mile ▁north ▁of ▁N atch ito ches , ▁the ▁parish ▁seat ▁of ▁N atch ito ches ▁Par ish , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Pay ne ▁was ▁married ▁three ▁times . ▁By ▁the ▁former ▁Rose ▁Diet rich ▁of ▁N atch ito ches , ▁whom ▁he ▁wed ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Pay ne ▁had ▁three ▁sons , ▁William ▁Michael ▁" B ill " ▁Pay ne , ▁John ▁Pay ne , ▁and ▁Edward ▁Bl anch ard ▁Pay ne .