Jim Bradshaw Lowry’s dream was blown away Mon, 07/09/2018 - 10:27am Drought, dried up prices, surly neighbors and a bundle of dynamite made for hard times in the early days ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald. Read more about Lowry’s dream was blown away