John Denison, Hometown Hero

By John Bridges, KPLC-TV

An Iowa rice farmer who served over 30 years as a Calcasieu Parish School Board member is now a member of the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction. John Denison lives on land settled by his ancestors.

“My grandfather homesteaded here in 1890, where we sit here among these live oak and pecan trees,” said Denison. “He came down here to work in the sawmills as well as homestead 160 acres to start farming rice.”