Saint Tammany Public Library] Covington, La. Book: De La Barre - Life of a French Creole Family in Louisiana by William D. Reeves-1980 Section Titled: Leaders in Jefferson Parish Pascalis Labarre, plantation manager, sheriff of Jefferson Parish, member of the Pickwick Club (Times-Democrat, September 11, 1892) (includes a hand drawn picture of Labarre) After brief service as deputy sheriff, in August 1853, Pascalis announced his candidacy for sheriff, running against the Democrat, James C. Fanning and independent, P. H. DeGRUY. The Carrollton Star came out strongly for Pascalis. Labarre and DeGRUY will come into the arena more gallantly and agreeably mounted. It will be a beautiful sight to see the manner in which they will each manage his popular and mettlesome charger. Each will have his hosts of admiring applauders and anxious backers. For ourselves, we, in this single instance, are fain to throw aside our usual guise of neutrality, and openly proclaim our partiality and our preference of Labarre. The gallant gentleman-the warm friend-the upright and capable officer-who, in this his home and neighborhood, will withhold from him their good wishes and stout support in this constest? Nov. 5, 1853 Labarre won the election in the first primary with 51% of the vote and a particulary strong Carrollton majority. Helen Kendrick