Geneva Ducote Laborde

Funeral Mass for Geneva Ducote Laborde of Hessmer will begin at 11:00am on Monday, April 20, 2026, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Hessmer with Fr. Kenneth Michiels and Fr. Edwin Rodriguez-Hernandez officiating. Entombment will follow at the St. Alphonsus Mausoleum.

Geneva D. Laborde, age 94, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Hessmer Nursing Home.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children: son, Rayford Laborde (Diane) of Hessmer; daughter, Susan Poche (L.P.) of Hessmer; brother, Huey Ducote. She is also survived by 4 grandchildren, Christy (Kevin) Marcotte, Derrick (Lacey) Laborde, Brad (Courtney) Poche, Ashley (Gerard) Plauche; 9 great-grandchildren, Tara Laborde, Luke Marcotte, Isabella Poche, Brianna Laborde, Olivia Poche, Everett Plauche, Bennett Plauche, Tucker Plauche, Grace Plauche.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers: Derrick Laborde, Brad Poche, Kevin Marcotte, Gerard Plauche, Luke Marcotte, and Randy Ducote.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Cyrique “C.D.” Laborde; her parents, Ogere Ducote & Lurtie Armand Ducote; sister, Helen Poret; brother, Harold Ducote.

Visitation will begin at 4:00pm until 10:00pm on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura with rosary prayer service at 6:00pm. Visitation will resume at 8:00am until 10:30am on Monday, April 20, 2026, at Escude Funeral Home.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Escude Funeral Home (318-964-2324) 6608 Porterie St. Mansura, LA 71350.