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***Special thanks to KEEL Radio’s Erin McCarty and Mike Martindale; to Tony Taglavore (shreveportbossierjournal.com) for his excellent 2024 feature story about Larry Ryan, and to Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters’ Facebook page for a few photos in today’s story.  I had the pleasure of working as a part-time announcer for Larry Ryan nearly 50 years ago. During the early 1960’s, Larry Ryan may have heard the phrase “You’re fired!” more times than cartoon’s George Jetson did from his boss, Mr. Spacely. The young radio announcer had bounced around from one radio market to another in search of a few extra dollars per week. This 26-year old disk jockey was offered a $25/week raise to move to Shreveport, Louisiana and begin working the evening shift at Top 40 radio station KEEL 710AM in 1964. For more than 60 years, Shreveport, Bossier City and Ark-La-Tex region have embraced “Lovable” Larry Ryan and his immense radio creativity and talent. Last Friday, Ryan’s most recent Shreveport radio station employer (which played “The Greatest Hits of All Time” oldies format) abruptly advised him and his morning crew that their long-time popular morning show was being canceled. Effective immediately. The FM station was recently acquired by a new owner.  They wanted to go in a different direction with their 6-9AM morning show. Though it had been awhile, Larry Ryan was quite familiar with hearing that line again. Today, Larry Ryan’s first radio station employer in Shreveport brought him back on the air to provide him with a very dignified way to say, “Good bye” to his legions of loyal radio listeners. The final hour of Wednesday’s News/Talk 710 KEEL morning show featuring Erin McCarty and Mike Martindale was filled with tributes to the area’s radio broadcasting legend. Shreveport mayor Tom Arceneaux and Bossier City mayor Tommy Chandler each read proclamations making it “Larry Ryan Day” in both cities (February 11, 2026). How did Iowa native Larry Ryan become so beloved in Shreveport, LA? Larry Ryan is a native of Marshalltown, Iowa – just northeast of Des Moines.  After a one year stint at what is now Northern Iowa University, he joined the Air Force. If he thought it was cold in Iowa during the winter, Larry Ryan found himself stationed in frigid Minot, North Dakota.  That’s when he knew it was time to leave the Air Force and find a real job. He would become a radio announcer (DJ, if you prefer) who worked at stations in Iowa, Arkansas, Alabama, and Virginia prior to receiving an offer to work the evening shift at AM powerhouse KEEL Radio in Shreveport.  Larry reminded listeners today that he also brought along his long-time girlfriend, Suzy. They were married in Marshall, Texas upon his arrival in Shreveport.  More about Suzy Ryan in a bit. Larry Ryan’s evening show became a huge hit with the younger audience. He interacted with callers, had fun doing creative “live” spots for sponsors, and even created funny comedy song features such as “Hide The Booze” (performed to the instrumental version of “The Can-Can Song”). It wasn’t long before Larry Ryan was promoted to become KEEL’s morning show host. The 50,000 watt daytime signal of KEEL AM stretches from Texarkana to the north and southward through northeastern Texas and western and central Louisiana down I-49 to Lafayette. “Lovable” Larry Ryan’s morning show beginning in the mid-1960’s featured Top 40 rock and roll hits along with topics of local interest.  Talented radio newsmen like Ken Booth and Scott Hodges, syndicated commentator Paul Harvey, and a very unlikely local weatherman added more flavor to this increasingly popular show. This morning, Larry recounted that KEEL’s morning newsman Ken Booth did not like being asked to read the weather at the end of his local newscasts.  KEEL’s co-located FM affiliate KMBQ was playing automated reel-to-reel tapes of beautiful music.  Larry quickly grabbed the FM station’s young audio operator named Ralph Montgomery and said, “Get in here!  I want you to come read the weather on the air for me – now!” Ryan introduced his nervous and totally unprepared 6:05AM weather man to KEEL’s massive audience. “And now…the effervescent…Mr. Weather!”  Ralph Montgomery somehow made it through that first weather forecast and won a 50+year radio co-hosting role alongside of Larry Ryan. Mr. Weather’s unique sense of humor always seemed to tickle Larry’s funny bone. It was pure radio magic Larry Ryan & Mr. Weather became the foundation for KEEL’s incredible radio ratings success for the next decade.  KEEL’s morning show captured an unheard-of 50% of the total radio audience as both youngsters and their parents were fans of the show. Larry became KEEL’s program director and hired a number of extremely talented on-air personalities to work at other times of the day.  Howard Clark, Steve Kelly, Tommy Kramer, Ronald F. Montgomery (no relation to Ralph “Mr. Weather” Montgomery) and many others graduated to work at major market radio stations after being mentored by Larry Ryan at KEEL in Shreveport. Producing a top-notch commercial for clients is very important for radio stations. The creative voice and production talents of Larry Ryan and his team of announcers was in high demand for producing effective commercials on behalf of local, regional and national ad agencies. Larry’s wife, Suzy, became involved in selling radio advertising for KEEL.  She possessed a sincere belief in the effectiveness of the station’s primary product – especially her husband’s top-rated radio show.  Suzy remained laser-focused on business and supported Larry’s creative talent behind the microphone.  The duo’s business acumen translated into solid income for their soon-to-be growing family. After Suzy became pregnant with each of the couple’s two children (Corey and Casey), Larry frequently brought Suzy on the air to talk about how she had been feeling.  Their willingness to share such personal details over the air further endeared the couple to thousands of KEEL’s adult listeners. Larry Ryan played sports in high school and brought his love of sports to Shreveport Ryan formed the KEEL “Dirty Dribblers” basketball team and the KEEL “Nasty Nine” softball team.  The basketball team featured a few of the radio announcers but included legitimate sports talent such as former Northwestern State University basketball player-turned-media advertising specialist Al LeGrand.  The KEEL Dirty Dribblers and Nasty Nine softball teams played dozens of fund-raising games against the teachers and coaches at area schools. The goodwill resulting from those charity games served to reinforce the personal bond between the radio station’s listeners and “Lovable” Larry Ryan’s radio team. By 1974, the World Football League had started a new pro football league.  This came a few years after the American Football League had successfully merged with the NFL in 1970. The new WFL franchise located in Houston was already failing in Year #1. Larry Ryan took to the air expressing his firm belief that Shreveport and Bossier City (with about 350,000 residents) was quite capable of supporting the Houston WFL franchise – assuming it could be moved to Shreveport. Within weeks of Ryan’s daily on-air encouragement to local businesses and governmental leaders, the WFL’s Houston Texans (that was their name!) moved the franchise to Shreveport midway through the initial football season. The Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League was born.  A local crowd of more than 21,000 attended the Steamer’s first home game against Memphis in September, 1974.  Though Shreveport’s attendance remained solid, the WFL folded midway through its second season in 1975 under mounting financial pressures. Around this time, Larry and Suzy Ryan were offered a chance to buy another local radio station in Shreveport.  Unlike KEEL’s 50,000 watt signal, local station KBCL’s signal was just 250 watts and operated on a daytime-only frequency. The duo took the plunge anyway. They built a top-notch on-air and sales staff and pursued FCC approval to relocate the radio station onto a frequency with 24-hour capability.  Talented on-air personalities like Randy Davis (who enjoyed a long career in New York City), K.C. Daniels, Howard Jennings Hart, and Larry “Charlie” Monk joined the staff. Current FOX Sports football and basketball broadcaster Tim Brando also worked for Larry Ryan at KBCL prior to moving to a larger radio market and into his future television career. Though this under-powered AM radio station’s ratings were quite impressive, the inability to obtain a 24-hour operating frequency from the FCC, a declining local employment market, and the rise of FM competition forced the Ryans to return to their radio roots in the early 1980’s. Bringing it forward Larry Ryan would work for another 40 years (!) in the Shreveport area at various radio stations. He spent most of the past few decades playing 70’s and 80’s music formats for his faithful listeners. Ralph “Mr. Weather” Montgomery began a career in another field, but his employer allowed him to work early mornings with his long-time partner, too. Long-time friend and sales pro Al LeGrand stuck with Larry, too.  Al provided sports commentary for Ryan’s morning shows and enjoyed participating in some of the on-air hijinks until retiring several years ago. LeGrand built a very successful media advertising agency in Shreveport. Larry’s one-woman dynamo wife, Suzy Ryan, proudly formed her own media advertising agency.  She would (of course) provide sales support for Larry’s successful radio programs.  The Ryans’ two children would also enter the media business after completing their education. Sadly, Larry Ryan’s beloved wife and life partner, Suzy, passed away in 2013.  Larry has (at least until last Friday) continued to work his morning radio show for a local FM station. Interviewed two years ago, Larry Ryan (now in his 80’s) knew that his time behind the microphone would eventually come to an end. In that print interview in 2024, Larry Ryan said, “I’ve done good.  I’ve been nationally recognized, which really doesn’t mean that much other than ego.  That has never been part of my being.  I had fun!” And so have we!  Thank you for six decades of terrific memories, Lovable Larry! The post Celebrating Lovable Larry Ryan’s 60-year Shreveport Radio Career appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

Tess Lopez with Prep Cakes joins us on today's episode to talk about her bakery, which provides healthy foods, baked goods, and desserts to customers in the Ark-La-Tex. Tess and her bakery have partnered with Shed It! Weight Loss and Wellness in Bossier City, which provides the weight loss injections and other forms of support for patients wanting to lose weight.

The podcast moves this week down Texas way, to the northeast Ark-La-Tex region for a visit with longtime coon hunter and Bluetick enthusiast Dexters Whatley. Dex has been on the podcast a couple of times in our on-the-spot interviews at major coonhound events the likes of Autumn Oaks and the UKC Winter Classic. Co-host Corey Gruver and Steve have been addressing various aspects of treeing in reference to coonhounds in previous episodes. In this podcast, Whatley joins in a discussion based on exploring the many aspects of trail or track dogs in our sport. Whatley, in his competition days was well-known for following some mighty-good Bluetick hounds and Steve is not hesitant to explore with the man that fed them, the attributes of those dogs in regard to whether or not they could be identified as good track dogs. All the aspects of what it means to be recognized as a “track dog” are explored in this episode. Dex is very knowledgeable, can be extremely humorous and speaks with an accent and with the demeanor of one that is definitely Lone Star to the bone. Enjoy.

The podcast moves this week down Texas way, to the northeast Ark-La-Tex region for a visit with longtime coon hunter and Bluetick enthusiast Dexters Whatley. Dex has been on the podcast a couple of times in our on-the-spot interviews at major coonhound events the likes of Autumn Oaks and the UKC Winter Classic. Co-host Corey Gruver and Steve have been addressing various aspects of treeing in reference to coonhounds in previous episodes. In this podcast, Whatley joins in a discussion based on exploring the many aspects of trail or track dogs in our sport. Whatley, in his competition days was well-known for following some mighty-good Bluetick hounds and Steve is not hesitant to explore with the man that fed them, the attributes of those dogs in regard to whether or not they could be identified as good track dogs. All the aspects of what it means to be recognized as a “track dog” are explored in this episode. Dex is very knowledgeable, can be extremely humorous and speaks with an accent and with the demeanor of one that is definitely Lone Star to the bone. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The podcast moves this week down Texas way, to the northeast Ark-La-Tex region for a visit with longtime coon hunter and Bluetick enthusiast Dexters Whatley. Dex has been on the podcast a couple of times in our on-the-spot interviews at major coonhound events the likes of Autumn Oaks and the UKC Winter Classic. Co-host Corey Gruver and Steve have been addressing various aspects of treeing in reference to coonhounds in previous episodes. In this podcast, Whatley joins in a discussion based on exploring the many aspects of trail or track dogs in our sport. Whatley, in his competition days was well-known for following some mighty-good Bluetick hounds and Steve is not hesitant to explore with the man that fed them, the attributes of those dogs in regard to whether or not they could be identified as good track dogs. All the aspects of what it means to be recognized as a “track dog” are explored in this episode. Dex is very knowledgeable, can be extremely humorous and speaks with an accent and with the demeanor of one that is definitely Lone Star to the bone. Enjoy.

Severe Weather and Excessive Rainfall concerns for parts of theUpper/Middle Mississippi Valley and Great Plains through mid-week......Moderate Risk of Excessive Rainfall now in place for the Ark-La-TexThursday......Critical Fire Weather potential over portions of the Southern HighPlains on Wednesday......Cool and snowy in the Northwest; above average conditions continueacross much of the Central and Eastern U.S....Mean ridging over the eastern U.S. with an energetic upper-level troughover the north-central/northwestern U.S. will keep most of the activeweather over the next few days over portions of the Upper/MiddleMississippi Valley and Great Plains. Showers and thunderstorms willcontinue into Tuesday evening as an upper-level wave/surface frontalsystem over the Central Plains moves to the northeast through theUpper/Middle Mississippi Valley. There is an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) ofsevere weather from the Storm Prediction Center through Tuesday eveningfrom central Iowa southwestward through northeastern Kansas for the threatof very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Additional stormsfurther to the southwest along a trailing cold front will lead to a riskfor some locally heavy rainfall totals as storm motions stall in tandemwith the slowing cold front. Some scattered instances of flash floodingwill be possible from southeastern Kansas into northern Oklahoma with aSlight Risk of Excessive Rainfall (level 2/4) in place.As this system departs to the into the Great Lakes, another upper-levelwave approaching from the west over the Rockies will help toreinforce/organize the trailing frontal system over the Central HighPlains. This will bring yet another round of showers and thunderstormsacross the Plains Wednesday. Severe storms are expected ahead of a drylineover portions of the Central/Southern Plains. A broad Slight Risk is inplace for very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes, with a localizedEnhanced Risk over southwest Kansas/northwestern Oklahoma. Dry, windyconditions behind the dryline will also bring a heightened threat ofwildfires, with a Critical Risk of Fire Weather (level 2/3) issued by theStorm Prediction Center for the Southern High Plains.Storms are expected to cluster/expand in coverage into the evening hoursWednesday as the frontal system lifts into the Middle Missouri Valley. Asouthern stream upper-level wave will help lead to a second area ofenhanced convective development over portions of southern Oklahoma intomuch of the eastern half of Texas. In both cases, plentiful moisture and astrong low level jet will help foster locally intense rainfall, withSlight Risks of Excessive Rainfall for the threat of scattered flashflooding. Both areas of storms are forecast to continue into the dayThursday with daytime heating bringing the potential for additionaldevelopment from the Upper-Mississippi Valley south-southwestward throughthe Lower Missouri Valley and into the Ark-La-Tex. A broad Slight Risk ofExcessive Rainfall has been issued for the region, with a targetedModerate Risk (level 3/4) now in place for the Ark-La-Tex. Wet antecedentconditions due to rainfall from any initial storms followed by theprospects of additional development will continue the threat for flashflooding.

.Intensifying storm system to bring the threat of severe weather overthe Plains on Monday followed by the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday..Well above average temperatures across the Central/Eastern U.S;Critical Risk of Fire Weather for the Central/Southern High PlainsMonday..A low pressure system responsible for producing heavy snow over themountains of California on Saturday will move into the Intermountain Westtonight and bring with it some scattered rain/snow showers. In the OhioValley/Northeast, scattered showers and thunderstorms may turn severeearly this evening as a low pressure system moves across the region. TheStorm Prediction Center issued an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) of SevereThunderstorms for eastern Ohio into western and northern Pennsylvania.Severe storms storms will track southeastward across the region thisafternoon/evening with the potential for damaging winds being the mainthreat. Severe hail and a couple of tornadoes are also possible tonight.An emerging area of low pressure over the Front Range/High Plains onMonday will quickly intensify into a significant mid-latitude cyclone bythat evening. Showers and thunderstorms will develop across the GreatPlains on Monday afternoon. The severe weather threat begins Monday nightwhen scattered to severe thunderstorms are likely to initiate across theSouthern to Central Great Plains, according to SPC. Thus, they have issuedan Enhanced Risk of severe storms in western Oklahoma and parts ofnorthwest Texas, due in part to the threat of large to very large hail,damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. A broader Slight Risk (level 2/5)is in effect across the Great Plains. Severe weather threats shifteastward on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms expand into the MississippiValley within the warm sector of the deep Great Plains storm. SPC issuedanother Enhanced Risk area for portions of southern Iowa into northernMissouri where scattered severe thunderstorms are likely Tuesday intoTuesday night from the Corn Belt to the Ark-La-Tex. Significant severehail and tornadoes are forecast over the Enhanced Risk area.Meanwhile, as the Plains storm intensifies on Monday, so will winds overthe Central/Southern High Plains. Dry air will work it's way into theregion accompanied by strong winds. These factors will contribute to aCritical Risk of Fire weather over portions of eastern Colorado, westernKansas, western Texas and eastern New Mexico. Dust storms are alsopossible over portions of southern New Mexico where winds gusts will peakaround 55-65 mph on Monday. High Wind Warnings are also in effect for thisarea. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for the Central/Southern High Plainson Monday due to the fire threat. Strong southerly flow out ahead of thePlains storm will promote well above average temperatures across theCentral and Eastern U.S. over the next couple of days, but tomorrow inparticular. High temperatures in the 80s in the Northern/Central Plainswill represent a 20-30 degree departure from normal on Monday.Temperatures moderate a bit but remain above average in those areas onTuesday. Highs will be well below average over the Southwest andIntermountain West on Monday.

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Kandi Williams of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Small Farms Program talks with Hope, Arkansas, farmer Ernestine Maxfield about ways for limited-resource producers to manage risk in the Ark-La-Tex region. The Ark-La-Tex region is a socio-economic, tri-state region where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet.Kandi also works with the Silas H. Hunt Community Development Corporation, which partnered in producing this podcast.This podcast was also produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. This podcast was also made possible in part by funding from the Southern Risk Management Education Center, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, through the University of Arkansas.Related ATTRA Resources:·        Risk Management·        Business and Marketing·        Farmer Start-UpOther Resources:·        Silas H. Hunt Community Development Corporation·        University of Arkansas Small Farm Program·        Southern Risk Management Education CenterContact Justin Duncan at justindj@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Kandi Williams of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Small Farms Program talks with Hope, Arkansas, farmer Ernestine Maxfield about ways for limited-resource producers to manage risk in the Ark-La-Tex region. The Ark-La-Tex region is a socio-economic, tri-state region where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet.Kandi also works with the Silas H. Hunt Community Development Corporation, which partnered in producing this podcast.This podcast was also produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. This podcast was also made possible in part by funding from the Southern Risk Management Education Center, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, through the University of Arkansas.Related ATTRA Resources:·        Risk Management·        Business and Marketing·        Farmer Start-UpOther Resources:·        Silas H. Hunt Community Development Corporation·        University of Arkansas Small Farm Program·        Southern Risk Management Education CenterContact Justin Duncan at justindj@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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When Houston-area technology professional Benny Prince began researching his Ark-La-Tex roots, he had no idea he would meet a character literally larger than life. James Wesley “Big Jim” Patterson, Prince’s great uncle, stood out in the family story as much as his reported 8 foot, 4 inch height stood out among residents of Bloomburg, Texas, where he died on Halloween 1920. A trove of heirloom documents, including rare vintage photos, told Prince the tale of Patterson’s life as a circus sideshow performer, businessman and member of a family that played an important role in the history of Cass County. Now Prince is working on a book about Big Jim and hopes someone out there can tell him even more about the giant billed by Sells Brothers Circus as “The World’s Tallest Man.” This episode was first released Sept. 26, 2021. LINKS Kickstarter: "Out of the Borderlands into the Big Top," by Benny E. Prince Email Benny Prince

This podcast episode introduces you to our BCEN friend Ronald Bubba Fletcher. Bubba, as his friends call him, is the program director for the Ark-La-Tex chapter of the Think First Foundation. Bubba has been a voice of injury prevention public speaker for 14 years and a peer mentor to those with spinal cord injuries. Although suffering a significant injury of his own, Bubba uses this to inspire and motivate others while remaining active as a youth baseball coach. He is also a big college sports fan. Bubba is married and the father of 3, 1 girl and 2 boys. As you listen to Michael Dexter and Mark Eggers talk with Bubba about Think First, you will be inspired by what Bubba has gone through and how he is using his personal experiences to make a difference in the world. Bubba can be found on the following social media platforms: Website is https://thinkfirstlouisiana.org Facebook @ ThinkFirst Ark-La-Tex Instagram @ ThinkFirst_Ark-La-Tex

HEATA HD SHOT THIS has a way of crossing your cell phone and streams like no other I have been loving his constant creativity with all the new up and coming artist HEATA HD is a work horse for the music being created in the Down South area he is shining the light on so many and we at BossTalk thought it Necessary to speak with him and believe me it was not easy tracking him down to understand his passion for the business  HEATA HD is BossTalk 101 Approved!  #Heatahd #visuals #LiveProformances  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yD2UzY...

Tune in to this episode that features Keith Harrison of ARK-LA-TEX Patents wherein he shares his story of running and growing a successful solo patent practice. During the session, Keith discusses how he embarked on his patent journey and eventually started his independent patent practice to help individual inventors and small companies protect their patents. He also sheds light on his bespoke tool for managing customer information, shares why it's critical to keep clients informed about their patent applications and the importance of aligning one's skills to the job.

NASCAR has concluded its 2020 season at Phoenix this past weekend. Who won the championship? What's next for 2021 in NASCAR as silly season continues. Tonight also continues Short Track Super Series Cajun Swing in Louisiana as night 1 wrapped up last night at Ark-La-Tex Speedway with night 2 happening tonight at Ark-La-Tex before the series heads to Chatham for the next 2 nights.

Dave and Katy met in 2001 at a songwriter’s night in Shreveport, Louisiana—their hometown. Both write songs in the Americana/folk rock/country vein. In 2003, the couple moved to New Orleans, and over the years they’ve continued to perform at coffeeshops and small venues, collaborating in various bands.Dave and Katy are members of Friends of Leadbelly, a group of musicians dedicated to promoting the legacy of North Louisiana songwriter Huddie Ledbetter. And over the last few years, Katy has become known for her work in children’s music with Confetti Park and has performed at numerous festivals New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, French Quarter Fest, the Folk Art Fest, Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo, Beignet Fest, Creole Tomato Fest, and Red River Revel.Katy also sings with Steve Howell & The Mighty Men out of the Ark-La-Tex area, who perform country blues and early jazz standards. This musical friendship was first established in 2002. (Both Dave and Katy sing on their album “Good As I Been to You.”) These are the musicians behind the new release, “I Dream of Water.”

On Episode #36 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we will dig deep into the class-action lawsuit that all Louisiana rice producers are now a part of. We'll visit with Acadia Parish rice grower Jackie Loewer about the history of the suit and how we got to this point. Cotton prices have taken a nosedive over the last few months, so Don Molino will visit with LSU AgCenter Ag Economist Dr. Michael Deliberto about the factors that have weighed so heavily on the cotton market. Rice harvest is moving at full speed in Louisiana, and Rice Specialist Dr. Dustin Harrell will give us an update on how harvest is progressing. In Grassroots Government, we will talk to the “Dean” of the Louisiana House of Representatives Andy Anders. Andy is a former farmer who won a seat in the State Legislature over 13 years ago, and for several years he chaired the House Agriculture Committee. We'll go “In the Field” to visit with Alan Lawson, an Acadia Parish rice, crawfish and soybean farmer. Alan will talk about his 2019 rice crop and how his harvest is going so far. USDA released its August Crop Production and Supply and Demand Report on Monday, and it had a big effect on the corn market. Louisiana Farm Bureau Grain Marketing Specialist Greg Fox will discuss the report and why it caused such a disruption in the grain markets. Cattle futures were limit down on Monday, so we'll visit with Dave Foster of Cattle Producers of Louisiana to get his take on the cattle markets. Then we'll wrap it all up with Jack Dillard's “Voice of the Ark-La-Tex.”

On Episode #36 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we will dig deep into the class-action lawsuit that all Louisiana rice producers are now a part of. We'll visit with Acadia Parish rice grower Jackie Loewer about the history of the suit and how we got to this point. Cotton prices have taken a nosedive over the last few months, so Don Molino will visit with LSU AgCenter Ag Economist Dr. Michael Deliberto about the factors that have weighed so heavily on the cotton market. Rice harvest is moving at full speed in Louisiana, and Rice Specialist Dr. Dustin Harrell will give us an update on how harvest is progressing. In Grassroots Government, we will talk to the “Dean” of the Louisiana House of Representatives Andy Anders. Andy is a former farmer who won a seat in the State Legislature over 13 years ago, and for several years he chaired the House Agriculture Committee. We'll go “In the Field” to visit with Alan Lawson, an Acadia Parish rice, crawfish and soybean farmer. Alan will talk about his 2019 rice crop and how his harvest is going so far. USDA released its August Crop Production and Supply and Demand Report on Monday, and it had a big effect on the corn market. Louisiana Farm Bureau Grain Marketing Specialist Greg Fox will discuss the report and why it caused such a disruption in the grain markets. Cattle futures were limit down on Monday, so we'll visit with Dave Foster of Cattle Producers of Louisiana to get his take on the cattle markets. Then we'll wrap it all up with Jack Dillard's “Voice of the Ark-La-Tex.”

Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana, and we have full coverage of Barry's effects on Louisiana agriculture on Episode #35 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. In news headlines, we'll hear from Louisiana farmers who were affected by Barry's wind and floodwaters. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain gives us his assessment of Barry's damage on Grassroots Government. We'll go In the Field to Iberia Parish to check in with sugarcane farmer Ricky Gonsulin to hear about what Barry did to his cane fields. We'll get a market update from Grayson Close of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Marketing Association and Dave Foster of Cattle Producers of Louisiana. Then we'll head to Northwest Louisiana to wrap up the podcast with Jack Dillard's “Voice of the Ark-La-Tex.”

Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana, and we have full coverage of Barry's effects on Louisiana agriculture on Episode #35 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. In news headlines, we'll hear from Louisiana farmers who were affected by Barry's wind and floodwaters. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain gives us his assessment of Barry's damage on Grassroots Government. We'll go In the Field to Iberia Parish to check in with sugarcane farmer Ricky Gonsulin to hear about what Barry did to his cane fields. We'll get a market update from Grayson Close of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Marketing Association and Dave Foster of Cattle Producers of Louisiana. Then we'll head to Northwest Louisiana to wrap up the podcast with Jack Dillard's “Voice of the Ark-La-Tex.”

Episode #34 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast is loaded and ready to go! Louisiana crop conditions are looking very good, despite all of the weather challenges here in 2019. We'll hear from LSU AgCenter Rice Specialist Dustin Harrel about the condition of the Louisiana rice crop. At the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention a couple of weeks ago we caught up with Louisiana's own Craig Brown, who is currently the Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Council. Craig brought us up to date on a few issues affecting the cotton industry. On Grassroots Government we will hear from Louisiana 5th District Congressman Ralph Abraham. He will fill us in on several ag issues that are making headlines in Washington D.C. We'll go “In the Field” to visit with Ray Schexnayder, who farms in both Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge Parishes. Ray says it's been a challenging year to grow corn and soybeans in Louisiana, but he's making the best of it. Grain Marketing Specialist Grayson Close will give us an update on the grain markets, then we'll wrap up the podcast with Jack Dillard's “Voice of the Ark-La-Tex.”

Episode #34 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast is loaded and ready to go! Louisiana crop conditions are looking very good, despite all of the weather challenges here in 2019. We'll hear from LSU AgCenter Rice Specialist Dustin Harrel about the condition of the Louisiana rice crop. At the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention a couple of weeks ago we caught up with Louisiana's own Craig Brown, who is currently the Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Council. Craig brought us up to date on a few issues affecting the cotton industry. On Grassroots Government we will hear from Louisiana 5th District Congressman Ralph Abraham. He will fill us in on several ag issues that are making headlines in Washington D.C. We'll go “In the Field” to visit with Ray Schexnayder, who farms in both Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge Parishes. Ray says it's been a challenging year to grow corn and soybeans in Louisiana, but he's making the best of it. Grain Marketing Specialist Grayson Close will give us an update on the grain markets, then we'll wrap up the podcast with Jack Dillard's “Voice of the Ark-La-Tex.”

This is a special edition of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, coming to you from the 97th Annual Convention of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation in New Orleans. Episode #33 is packed with news from the convention, including the address of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the keynote speaker at the convention's General Session. We also have an interview with Reynold Minsky, President of the 5th Louisiana Levee District. Reynold brings us up to date on what's happening along the river in Northeast Louisiana. On Grassroots Government, our guest is State Senator and Louisiana sugarcane farmer Bret Allain. He will discuss the recently concluded Louisiana legislative session and give us an update on his sugarcane crop. We will go In the Field to visit with Tensas Parish cotton, corn and soybean farmer Ben Guthrie for an update on his crop conditions. Our regular market analysts Greg Fox and Dave Foster will check in with a look at the markets. Then we will wrap up the podcast with a new feature. Long-time Louisiana farm broadcaster and newspaper columnist Jack Dillard will share his thoughts on what's happening in the Ark-La-Tex area.

This is a special edition of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, coming to you from the 97th Annual Convention of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation in New Orleans. Episode #33 is packed with news from the convention, including the address of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the keynote speaker at the convention's General Session. We also have an interview with Reynold Minsky, President of the 5th Louisiana Levee District. Reynold brings us up to date on what's happening along the river in Northeast Louisiana. On Grassroots Government, our guest is State Senator and Louisiana sugarcane farmer Bret Allain. He will discuss the recently concluded Louisiana legislative session and give us an update on his sugarcane crop. We will go In the Field to visit with Tensas Parish cotton, corn and soybean farmer Ben Guthrie for an update on his crop conditions. Our regular market analysts Greg Fox and Dave Foster will check in with a look at the markets. Then we will wrap up the podcast with a new feature. Long-time Louisiana farm broadcaster and newspaper columnist Jack Dillard will share his thoughts on what's happening in the Ark-La-Tex area.

Derek Wayne Johnson was born in Carthage, Texas, about an hours' drive southwest of Shreveport, Louisiana. He fell in love with cinema at an early age, developing a special affinity for the films Rocky and The Karate Kid. Those films were directed by Academy Award-winner John G. Avildsen. Through an unbelievable series of events, Johnson wound up not only meeting his filmmaking hero, but directing a documentary film about his life. Robinson Film Center and Maccentric will present a screening of that film, John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs, on Tuesday, Aug. 8. Grab tickets to the film at RobinsonFilmCenter.org Here's the All Y'all interview with Derek Wayne Johnson about growing up in the Ark-La-Tex, meeting your heroes and what it's like to interview Burt Freakin' Reynolds.

Join Monster X Radio hosts Gunnar Monson and Shane Corson as we talk with Bigfoot researcher and historian Bryan Impey.   Bryan is a lifelong Bigfoot and cryptid entusiast. He is an investigator and historian of Bigfoot lore and other unexplained phenomenon in the Ark-La-Tex area.  Bryan is a co-founder of 'Mysteries, Monsters and Mayhem'.  He is serves on the Boggy Creek Festival organization.  He is a member of the Texas Bigfoot Research Center (TBRC). Bryan will appear in Seth Breedlove's the soon to be released 'Boggy Creek Monster-The Truth Behind the Legend'. Gunnar Monson is a long time Bigfoot researcher. He is the lead investigator of the Tillamook Forest Research Group (TFRG) as well as a member of the Olympic Project. He is also the founder of The Sasquatch Coffee Company (www.squatchcoffee.com) Born in Scotland, Shane Corson's interest in cryptids began at an early age. His 2011 sighting while on a fishing trip in the Mt. Hood National Forest only served to fuel his passion for the pursuit. Shane is a core member of both the Olympic Project and the Tillamook Forest Research Project. (www.olympicproject.com) Join Monster X Radio on Facebook (www.facebook.com/groups/MonsterX) Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/MonsterXRadio Subscribe to out YouTube channel http://youtube.com/MonsterXRadio1

Bryan Impey is a lifelong Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Cryptid enthusiast. He is also a local Investigator of Bigfoot sightings and Bigfoot Lore Historian and other strange Cryptid/Paranormal occurrences in the Ark-La-Tex area. Bryan is actively involved with: -Monsters, Mysteries, and Mayhem Co-Founder (Facebook Co-Admin, Radio Show Co-Host, Internet Page Co-Admin) -Boggy Creek Festival Event Organization Member (Fouke, AR) 2015 -TBRC-Texas Bigfoot Research Center Member since 2014 Boggy Creek Festival 2014:  and -conducted Bus Tours of the Fouke, Arkansas area. He showed and discussed famous Fouke Monster sighting locations and areas from the movie “The Legend of Boggy Creek”. A popular radio show guest he has been and will be a part of: -“Something in the Woods” Released Jan 2016. He was an extra in this movie during scenes filmed on June 12 2014 in Jefferson, Texas. -“Skookum” to be released, undetermined. Bryan was filmed for the trailer on June 14 2014. He gave testimony to some of the occurrences thathe has heard and witnessed in the Ark-La-Tex area. -“Boggy Creek Monster-The Truth Behind the Legend” Release tbd Seth Breedlove and Lyle Blackburn behind the scenes. -Supernatural in the Natural State” Field Producer for the Fouke Monster Part. Texas Unity Fest: -2015 and 2016 Emcee for the Crypto Room and Speaker 2016. Bucket List Moment: To be asked to co-accept (with Lyle Blackburn) the Ohio Bigfoot Conference Hall of Fame 2016 Induction of J.E. Smokey Crabtree.