- Born and raised in Springhill, Louisiana.
- Graduated Springhill High School.
- Saw Springhill devastated when the paper mill shut down.
- Spent the teen years on a farm raising and processing cattle, hogs, and chickens, as well as a
garden, for consumption.
- Raised and showed lots of hogs, a few cattle, and some chickens for 4H for several years.
- Fanatical deer hunter, especially bow hunting, from age 9 to this day. The entire extended Hogue
family hunted together.
- Raised and trained coon dogs for many years and competed in competitive UKC coon hunting trials.
- Milked cows for Buddy Lacobee, Lacobee's Dairy Farm, for a couple years while in high school and
trade school (8 day-a-week job!).
- Competed in Bull Riding in Rodeos in high school, only got sent to the hospital once: hooked in the
face, bunch of stitches.
- Gave up a scholarship to LSU Baton Rouge, chose to go to Trade School instead (welding).
- Got a welding diploma from Northwest LA VoTech (Minden).
- Helped build and maintain numerous dirt track race cars; pit crewed for several.
- Worked construction, shutdowns, and mill maintenance as a welder.
- Decided to go to college in '91: LA Tech, graduated in 3 yrs, 3.7 GPA.
- Went to Mississippi State Graduate School: Master's in Genetics, did not finish, figured out it is was
not what I wanted.
- Took a job with LA Tech- Farm/Ranch Manager, after a couple years, I was sitting on a horse one day
moving cows in the rain, it was about 30 degrees; realized that childhood dream (be a cowboy) had
come true and I was the most miserable I had ever been in my entire life (be careful what you dream
of!).
- Had a pet Pot Bellied Pig named "Pig" for a few years.
- Competed several years in 3D Archery Competitions, won and placed in numerous tournaments.
- Opened a Pro Archery Shop in Ruston Outlaw Archery: business failed after only a few years.
- 2001, went to LSUS to get MBA; started teaching an Entrepreneurship class while in graduate school,
been there ever since.
- Filed three patents. Currently working on the 4th and 5th.
- Started learning to dance with Wife (Robin) in '01, still learning but have come a long way.
Have learned that most DJs don't know that there is a giant difference between a good song and a
good dance song. Wayne & Robin compiled a list of some of the best DANCE songs.
- Proficient welder/fabricator and finish carpenter (see Wayne in his most comfortable place...
the shop!).
- Holder of United States Patent #7,341,506 (see the official copy on the USPTO website).
- Holder of United States Patent #7,485,032 (see the official copy on the USPTO website).
LSUS Bio
MySpace Page
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Ratemyprofessors.com (professor rating site)
Wayne's Shreveport Times Columns (Archive of columns Wayne wrote for the paper)
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