The Black-Out Ride

Larry let a lot of stuff go on along the river and for some reason, people like to cut the fence and camp on the Bartree property down the river’s edge. Larry would let them stay and make it a point to go walk down in the AM and tell them to clean up and get...

The Car Chase on the Bartree Ranch

To start this story off, Larry had my Dodge Aspen Police interceptor – “Curtis built” with 318 holley, 4 barrel carburetor with A/C Ram air and a 411 rear-end.        Now for a bit of back ground, Larry got to the bar tree and it had sat for years....

GQ Cityboy and Horseman

 Larry called me and asked if I had time to come give him a hand. Now this was back in the Bartree days and if Larry called, it was a job! I showed up and Larry was rigged up with a truck and house trailer. We set off to some “place”, with Larry driving.  ...

BarTree Isms

Larry always had a special something to say about the going’s on in the world… pizza That girl would eat pizza with a fork – Larry Hoover bootsnsaddles Boots n saddles at 6:03! – Larry Hoover morehorse Be careful not to call up more horse than...

Memorial Service – 8/1/2015

The Memorial service will be held on: Date: Saturday, August 1, 2015 Time: 1:00pm American Legion Post 185 Reception Hall 1680 St Ann Place, Slidell, LA 70460. You are most welcome to come by and help us celebrate the wonderful life of Larry...

How the BarTree was Born

Let me tell you a story about how the BarTree came to be.  Larry was looking for a brand that spoke to him, so he started by laying out his initials “L” and “H”.  By themselves, they just didn’t look right.  He noodled it a bit more and...