UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                  LabOne Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   50540L 105
                                 (CUSIP Number)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).





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CUSIP No. 50540L 105                      13G                  Page 2 of 5 Pages
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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              St. Denis J. Villere & Company
              I.R.S. Identification No. 72-0343760
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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                   (a) /  /          (b) /X/
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 3    SEC USE ONLY

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 4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              Louisiana
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          NUMBER OF            5     SOLE VOTING POWER

           SHARES                         2,700
                               -------------------------------------------------
        BENEFICIALLY           6     SHARED VOTING POWER

           OWNED BY                       701,800
                               -------------------------------------------------
            EACH               7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

          REPORTING                       2,700

           PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
            WITH
                                         701,800
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 9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              704,500
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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

              N/A
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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

              6.24%
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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

              IA
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

ITEM 1.

         This Schedule 13G relates to shares of the common stock (the "Shares")
of Labone Inc., (the "Issuer"), whose principal executive offices are located at
10101 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219.


ITEM 2.

         (a)-(c)   The person filing this Schedule 13G is St. Denis J. Villere
& Company, a Louisiana partnership in commendam (the "Partnership"), with its
principal business office located at 210 Baronne Street, Suite 808, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70112-1727.

         (d)       Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock

         (e)       CUSIP Number:  50540L 105

ITEM 3.

         The Partnership is filing this Schedule 13G as an Investment Adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

ITEM 4.  Ownership.

         (a)-(c)   As of December 31, 2002, the Partnership was deemed to have
or share voting or dispositive power over, and therefore to own beneficially,
the number and percentage of Shares of the Issuer indicated below:

Number       Percentage of    Sole     Shared      Sole             Shared
of           Outstanding      Voting   Voting      Dispositive      Dispositive
Shares       Shares           Power    Power       Power            Power
------       ------------     -----    -----       -----------      -----------

704,500      6.24%            2,700    701,800     2,700            701,800





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ITEM 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.


ITEM 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.


ITEM 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 10.         Certification.

                 By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.





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                                   SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date: February 11, 2003

                                          ST. DENIS J. VILLERE & COMPANY,
                                          A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP
                                          IN COMMENDAM



                                          By:     /s/ GEORGE G. VILLERE
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                  George G. Villere
                                                  General Partner






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