Rufus G. Needmore

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 Rufus G. Needmore:

Exodus 23:25  Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water.

Rufus had been a CEO with the Enron Corporation and made millions off of other people.  Before the scandal reached the public he decided that life was depressing and all meaning of existence had ceased.  He told his wife that he wanted a slower pace, desiring to live the “Good Life” before it was too late.  She thought he meant retirement and agreed he should, all the while dreaming of the two of them permanently vacationing on the Rivera or traveling Europe, eating in fine restaurants or perhaps purchasing a summer home in the Swiss Alps.

Rufus had a different plan.  He bought a piece of land near the edge of the Atachafalaya Basin and began a boyhood dream of becoming a trapper.  He trapped Nutria, Possums, and alligators.  He even toyed with the idea of raising Nutria for the restaurant industry…another “like chicken” version of white meat.  Rosita was infuriated, resenting this intrusion upon her posh lifestyle.  She divorced him taking him for all he was worth and with the three children moved up north to Arkansas.  Although Rufus missed his three children, he was not deterred from his dream.  He moved into a hollow tree and ate what he trapped deluding himself into thinking that life was still good.

Today Rufus is the main chef and owner at his alligator/crawfish farm/restaurant called “Eat mo Gator”.  His specialty is alligator/crawfish jambalaya and there is never any lack of fresh meat.  Two years ago Rufus discovered that most tourists thought anyone from Louisiana wrestled alligators for recreation daily.  This idea was a Godsend.  He now wrestles gators twice daily for the fresh meat, much to the delight of his customers.  Business is booming.

You may see Rufus wrestle daily from 2-3 PM and again at 6, Monday through Saturday.  On Sundays he closes his restaurant so he can check his traps and worship God “as it’s meant to be, in my boat, in the swamp, alone, just God and me.  Man this is the Good Life.”

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