Recognizing Jim Harper's Time As President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau

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Ms. LETLOW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Jim Harper's time as President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau.

Jim is a longtime resident of Rapides Parish where he farms sugarcane, rice, crawfish, and soybeans, some of Louisiana's finest crops.

He has given 25 years of his life to the Louisiana Farm Bureau Board of Directors, and I join the countless number of people in thanking him for the tireless work that he has done to protect our farmers, ranchers, and producers. Our Louisiana agriculture industry is better because of his commitment and his dedication to Louisiana's largest industry.

Jim has been a friend and true colleague, and there is not a soul who doesn't enjoy the opportunity to work with him.

I wish him nothing but the best in his next phase of life: spending more time with his wife Debbie and their grandchildren. I know he will never be a stranger to the Louisiana agricultural community.

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