Mer Rouge in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Hoss Logan

1916 - 2002

— Northeast Louisiana Music Trail —

Hoss Logan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Molly McCullar

1. Hoss Logan Marker

Inscription. Born in Mer Rouge, LA., Horace "Hoss" Logan was the announcer, director & talent scout for the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport. He welcomed Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton, Kitty Wells, Slim Whitman, George Jones, Merle Kilcore, Dale Hawkins, Margaret Lewis & many others to the Hayride stage. Hoss also introduced a young rocker named Elvis Presley to the world. He will forever be remembered for his iconic phrase: "Elvis has left the building!"

Erected 2024 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 19.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 32° 46.556′ N, 91° 47.591′ W. Marker is in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, in Morehouse Parish. It is at the intersection of Davenport Avenue and North 16th Street, on the right when traveling west on Davenport Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Davenport Ave, Mer Rouge LA 71261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Ben and the Boys" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Luther E. Hall (approx. 6 miles away); Mable John (approx.

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7 miles away); Morehouse Parish Training School (approx. 7.6 miles away); Point Pleasant (approx. 9.2 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This link is to a marker in Indiana where Elvis Presley performed his last concert.

Also see . . . Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail

2. Hoss Logan Marker

Photographed by Molly McCullar

3. Hoss Logan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on January 6, 2026, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.