ue . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Pres ley ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁television ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁version ▁of ▁The ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride , ▁carried ▁by ▁K S LA - TV , ▁the ▁CBS ▁affili ate ▁in ▁Sh re ve port . ▁ ▁Can cellation ▁and ▁rev iv als ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁music ▁scene , ▁and ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁ended ▁its ▁primary ▁run . ▁ ▁However , ▁K W K H ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁name ▁for ▁pack aged ▁music ▁t ours ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁on ▁a ▁bi - week ly , ▁month ly ▁or ▁quarter ly ▁basis , ▁finally ▁ending ▁operations ▁entirely ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Sh re ve port ▁business man ▁David ▁Kent ▁mounted ▁a ▁country ▁music ▁show ▁originally ▁called ▁Hay ride ▁U . S . A ., ▁which ▁was ▁ret itled ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁after ▁K W K H ▁agreed ▁to ▁let ▁Kent ▁use ▁the ▁name . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁a ▁new ▁dinner ▁the ater ▁facility ▁in ▁B oss ier ▁City , ▁this ▁new ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁was ▁synd ic ated ▁on ▁radio ▁and ▁ran ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁discover ing ▁such ▁talent ▁as ▁Br anson ▁fiddle ▁sens ation ▁Sho