Harold LeDoux, son of Antoine Ovide and Pauline Zulma LeDoux, was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He attended St. Mary Catholic Church, DeQueen Elementary School, and Woodrow Wilson Junior High and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1944. Known best for his work on the "Judge Parker" comic strip, LeDoux's first job for a newspaper was as a route carrier for the Port Arthur News during high school. LeDoux spent some time working for the Texas Company and on merchant vessels before heading for Chicago to attend the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. LeDoux next went to work with Famous Funnies, the first comic book publishers. He became the assistant artist on a new newspaper strip called "Judge Parker" in 1953. He took charge of producing the art work for the strip in 1965. LeDoux is a member of the National Cartoonist Society, the Comics Council, and the Alliance Francaise. He and his former wife, Jeanne Labbe of France, have two daughters, Lorraine and Noelle.

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