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Louisiana Rental Dealers Association Annual Meeting April 22-23, 2008

Rent-to-own dealers and vendors from Louisiana and beyond trekked to the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville to take part in the newly invigorated Louisiana Rental Dealers Association (LRDA) meeting April 22-23.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Member Dave Andrew of Affordable Home Furnishings.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
Melony Davis of Harvard Risk Management Corporation and Roger Whitacre of Whitacre Hardy and Associates.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA President Jeff White presents Ed Winn III with award of recognition for support of LRDA.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
APRO Legal Counsel Ed Winn III.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
Talking shop.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Jeff White presents Nationwide Southwest member service coordinator John Poulos with award recognizing Nationwide's sponsorship of LRDA's annual meeting.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Shawn Hall, regional manager for the Louisiana Division of Rent One.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
APRO Legal Counsel Ed Winn III.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA President Jeff White with Roger Whitacre of Whitacre and Hardy Associates.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
Jeffrey Everson, regional representative for Sen. Mary Landrieu.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Jeffrey Everson, regional representative for Sen. Mary Landrieu.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
Jeffrey Everson, regional representative for Sen. Mary Landrieu.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Jeffrey Everson, regional representative for Sen. Mary Landrieu.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
TARA President Dan Matthews.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Jeff White and John Poulos.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Fernando Flores of Credit Merchandise.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
James Stephens with ColorTyme.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
Geoffrey Coleman, LRDA Communications Chair, John Poulos of Nationwide Southwest and Jeff White.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Geoffrey Coleman, John Poulos and Jeff White.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
Break Time.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
Jean-Guy Poulin of Express Rental Purchase and Mary Craft with Rent One.


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LRDA Educational Seminars
TARA President Dan Mathews.

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LRDA Educational Seminars
LRDA Educational Seminars


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Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception

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Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception


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Cocktail Reception
Mary Craft of Rent One -- winner 26" flat screen TV -- donated by DSI.

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Cocktail Reception
Dave Andrews -- winner $50 Outback Steakhouse gift certificate -- donated by Benefits Marketing.


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Cocktail Reception
Brad Dugas -- winner home theatre system -- donated by Welton USA.

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Cocktail Reception
Ed Daigle -- winner of 32" flat screen TV -- donated by C&L Supply.


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Cocktail Reception
Dave Andrews -- closest to the hole winner -- presented by Jeff White.

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Cocktail Reception
Fernando Flores -- Longest Drive winner -- presented by Jeff White.


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Cocktail Reception
Jeff White.

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Cocktail Reception
LRDA Sponsors


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Cocktail Reception
Jeff White and Susan Mathews.

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Cocktail Reception
Dan Mathews.


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Cocktail Reception
LRDA President Jeff White.

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Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception


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Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception

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Cocktail Reception
Dan Mathews of Benefit Marketing Solutions and Dennis Mitchell of Welton USA


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Tough shot.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
James Stephens high fives Jeff White.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jeff White and John Poulos of Nationwide Southwest

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jeff White and John Poulos of Nationwide Southwest


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Bryan Hill, Shawn Hall, Louis Bacile, Dave Andrew.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Brad Dugas, Fernando Flores, Brad Warden, Paul Olah.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Fernando Flores high fives Brad Dugas.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Brad Warden and Paul Olah.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Paul Olah.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Paul Olah.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Brad Warden of RTO Superstore watches Paul Olah of Affordable Home Furnishings sink a birdie.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Dave Andrew.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jeff White.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jeff White.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jeff White, Edgar Daigle of Rent-A-Center, James Stephens of ColorTyme and Jean- Guy Poulin.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jean-Guy Poulin of Express Rentals.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jeff White.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Fernando Flores.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Fernando Flores of Credit Merchandise.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Dave Andrew, Louis Bacile and Paul Olah.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Dave Andrew, Paul Olah and Louis Bacile.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Paul Olah of Affordable Home Furnishings, Louis Bacile of 1st Choice Rental Purchase, Brad Dugas and Bryan Hill of Affordable Home Furnishings.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Dividing the teams.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Dividing the teams.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Dividing the teams.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Jean-Guy Poulin of Express Rental Purchase divides the teams.


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Group Shot.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Dave Andrew of Affordable Home Furnishings, Jeff White and Fernando Flores of Credit Merchandise.

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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Louis Bacile of 1st Choice Rental Purchase and LRDA President Jeff White


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Four-Man Scramble at Tamahka Trails
Louis Bacile of 1st Choice Rental Purchase and LRDA President Jeff White




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