Between the Levees

For episode 10 of Between the Levees, I sit down with Frankie Chambliss, a retired towboat pilot whose licensed career spanned 42 years.  We discuss his childhood and early career, his jump into the towboat industry, and the wealth of experience and relationships he's developed over that time.

For episode 9 of Between the Levees, I sit down with Turbo Hughes, a career towboater that followed a professional journey right to where he is today, finding opportunities for growth and development at every bend, and always eager to work.

For this episode, I sit down with self-proclaimed "Boat Trash," Captain Coan Bueche from the M/V PORT ALLEN @ Capital Fleet in Baton Rouge, La.  We discuss his career in depth with a 5 year detour in the USCG, his family life, and his retirement plans. 

In this episode, I sit down with Cherrie Felder whose professional career seems somehow familiar.  From art historian to rodeo director to dispatcher and maritime industry rep, we discuss Cherrie's personal and professional life in depth, and her involvement in a number of industry organizations.

In this episode of Between the Levees, I sit down with a classmate whose path I crossed over twenty years ago.  Our respective paths diverged immediately thereafter, and his life, as evidenced very clearly by this discussion, has been far different than mine since then.  He is in the Merchant Marine and is an active Reservist in the Coast Guard.

In this episode of Between the Levees, we chronicle the life and maritime career of Jim Farley, a lifelong industry man known very well and appreciated by the previous generations in the barging business.  We also touch on the development of the industry over the last 50 years.  He is 5 years into enjoying a peaceful retirement.

In this episode, we sit down with Tabitha Dansil Brown, the Asst. Operations Manager of Brownwater Marine Service in Ingleside, TX. For tug service between Houston and Brownsville, please contact Brownwater Marine Service @ 361-776-7300 or visit them online @ BrownwaterMarine.com If you are a female in the maritime logistics industry in the southeast Texas area interested in joining a young organi...

In this episode of Between the Levees, I sit down with Trey, a coworker, musician, and Navy man who is working his way through the maritime logistics industry.

In episode 2, I sit down with Z Dave DeLoach, previously of Deloach Marine Services.  We discuss the development of his business and career, his family, and the company to which he sold on September 1 of this year.

We sit down today with Frank Morton for the inaugural episode of Between the Levees, a new podcast featuring the inland rivers maritime industry.  Frank was the original proprietor of Turn Services in New Orleans, Louisiana.  We discuss his storied life and career at length.