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Floyd Soileau: The Mayor of Flat Town, USA

September 1, 1996 by: David Jones

In order to meet with Floyd Soileau, one of the biggest independent music producers in Louisiana, you have to travel to Ville Platte (In French it means "flat town"). Ville Platte is north of Opelousas, down Hwy 167, which is a small two lane roadway that takes you through the town of Plaisance, past dozens of political signs touting Dejean for district attorney, Baptist churches, trailer parks, satellite dishes, cows and horses, American flags, through the heart of St. Landry Parish, past su...

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