Presented by:
Barry A Roach Brooke A. Roach Larry Roach III Michael H. Schwartzberg
Venture Global LNG presents the Finale Pre-Show, featuring live music by the nationally recognized BARBE HIGH ROCK BAND-The Last Hour, set to kick off the Saturday night, Jan. 31 performance at 6:45p.m. The band is comprised of members who auditioned in August of 2023 to win a place in the esteemed group. The band performs not only throughout Southwest Louisiana, but at events across the USA. They were recently named champions of the Dallas Zoo Lights Festival band battle. The Barbe Rock Band students, pictured above include:
Top Row L-R: Declan Sutton-Jr/vocals, Katelynn Newman-Jr/vocals, Reese Manuel-Jr/vocals, Beau Augustine-Jr/drums, Anna Robertson Soph/vocals, Parker Sonnier-Fresh/guitar/vocals
Second Row: Mila Alcantara-Jr/vocals, Zach Lambert-Sr/guitar/vocals, Kaitlyn Greenlee-Sr/vocals, Elise Ford-Sr/bass/vocals
Floor: Gabriel Grice-Soph/vocals, Fisher Cooley-Jr/guitar/vocals
Bottom Right photos: Nicholas Betancurt-Sr/guitar, Dawn Scalisi-Jr/Bass/Fiddle/vocals
BARBE H.S. ROCK BAND
"THE LAST HOUR"
This year's rodeo specialty act Brian Patton-The Misfit Cowboy is a specialty performance act rooted in western flare, with a saddle broke trick trained American Red Brahman Bull as the centerpiece. A variety act that consist of whips, ropes, gun spinning and a whole lot of fire . With the largest prop in professional rodeo he'll raise a 1800 pound bull through the roof of a moving 40 foot trailer. A family friendly show and western exhibition at it finest.
Born and raised on a seven acre farm, with six brothers, in the Mississippi delta surrounded by row crops, is where it all started. He makes his home in Epps, LA. Considered Americas first civilization, it is home of the Poverty Point Earthworks, a 3500 year old city with a population of 5,000 people at its peak. The 2020 census has the population calculated at 350 residents and the largest registered industry is a 400 pound Avon lady. There's no place like home.
DUSTY MEYERS
TOP-5 NATIONAL RODEO CLOWN
The MISFIT COWBOY
BRIAN PATTON
Dusty Myers, from Jumpertown, Mississippi, has traveled the world entertaining crowds for several years now. He started fighting bulls at the age of thirteen and accomplished several awards in that sport.
Fast forward a few years, and Dusty decided to change hats in the world of rodeo, finding that entertainment was a far better prospect than being run down by two thousand pound bulls. Dusty’s trademark mix of old school slapstick comedy with a dash of mischievous male cheerleading has entertained audiences throughout the country.
In just a couple of years he has earned multiple awards in the "clowning" business, having worked the IFR (International Finals Rodeo) on 10 different occasions, SFR twice, NFPB Finals 3 times, CRRA finals, and every region finals the IPRA has to offer. His biggest achievement was being selected "clown of the year" 9 consecutive years.