Fred and I first met at the Baton Rouge Traffic & Transportation Club crawfish boil where I received a scholarship to jumpstart my life after college. I moved out to Baton Rouge in late 2009 chasing a job and a 20% pay bump and got involved with the Baton Rouge T&T Club where we met again. From there, we talked career aspirations and present conditions, future potential and a conection made.We hear about his childhood in Houma, LA, a start in college, 16 years, 9 months in the Army, and a journey into the civilian world at a local railroad. He found himself in the oil and gas field in trucking and landed at Lard Oil Company where we eventually worked together. We hear about family, society, and whatever else came up between us. It was great catching up with an old friend.