[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF REGNAL WALLACE

  (Mr. ABRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life of 
Regnal Wallace, the ``Original Voice of Louisiana Agriculture.''
  It is a nickname he earned for good reason. When you heard his voice 
on the radio, you knew immediately that it was Reg. As a farmer myself, 
I knew I always needed to listen up because what he was going to tell 
me was important.
  In 1981, Reg launched ``This Week in Louisiana Agriculture,'' a show 
he imagined as a new way to tell the public about the incredible work 
taking place in the fields and processing plants across the State by 
some of the hardest working men and women in Louisiana.
  Thirty-five years later, this show is still carried by 18 affiliates 
in Louisiana and nationwide by RFD-TV, bringing the story of 
agriculture to 400,000 people each week.
  Reg died earlier this month at his home in Franklin Parish, which I 
represent. Those of us in Louisiana will be forever grateful for Reg's 
contributions to agriculture in our State and the life he dedicated to 
serving farmers.

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