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In 2006, Alexander supported the appointment of Holloway to a high position in the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]. The selection required the approval of President [[George W. Bush]], who had supported Fletcher in the general election against Alexander. In a 2003 interview with James Harvey "Jim" Brown, the former Louisiana state senator, secretary of state, and insurance commissioner, Fletcher said that he did not have "a problem" with Holloway despite the disappointment to both in the 2002 congressional race.<ref>Jim Brown interview with Lee Fletcher, Politicsla.com, January 14, 2003.</ref>​

In 2006, Alexander supported the appointment of Holloway to a high position in the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]. The selection required the approval of President [[George W. Bush]], who had supported Fletcher in the general election against Alexander. In a 2003 interview with James Harvey "Jim" Brown, the former Louisiana state senator, secretary of state, and insurance commissioner, Fletcher said that he did not have "a problem" with Holloway despite the disappointment to both in the 2002 congressional race.<ref>Jim Brown interview with Lee Fletcher, Politicsla.com, January 14, 2003.</ref>​

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In 2007, Fletcher urged voters in the 32nd State Senate District to elect Neil Riser, the Republican businessman from Columbia, who defeated a Democrat for the seat vacated by term-limited incumbent Noble Ellington of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish. Riser beat the Democrat former State Representative Bryant Hammett of Ferriday in Concordia Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewslink.com/print.php?article=2740|title=Endorsement: Neil Riser Is Heads And Shoulders Better Than Bryant Hammett|publisher=lanewslink.com|accessdate=October 3, 2009}}</ref> and vacates the seat in 2020.​

In 2007, Fletcher urged voters in the 32nd State Senate District to elect Neil Riser, the Republican businessman from Columbia, who defeated a Democrat for the seat vacated by term-limited incumbent Noble Ellington of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish. Riser beat the Democrat former State Representative Bryant Hammett of Ferriday in Concordia Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewslink.com/print.php?article=2740|title=Endorsement: Neil Riser Is Heads And Shoulders Better Than Bryant Hammett|publisher=lanewslink.com|accessdate=October 3, 2009}}</ref> and vacates the seat in 2020.​ He devoted himself to electing more Republicans to office and served as the northeast Louisiana consultant for the successful gubernatorial candidate, [[Bobby Jindal]].<ref name=obit/> Fletcher's firm worked in eight campaigns and was successful in seven. The one loss occurred when the Fletcher-backed candidate advanced to the general election but then withdrew. Though self-described as a "Ronald Reagan Republican," Fletcher was a consultant for the Democratic [[African American]] [[mayor]] of Monroe, Jamie Mayo, in the latter's re-election campaign in February 2008. Mayo told a friend that his hiring of Fletcher "made the difference between winning and losing."<ref name=obit/>​

In 2007, Fletcher devoted himself to electing more Republicans to office and served as the northeast Louisiana consultant for the successful gubernatorial candidate, [[Bobby Jindal]].<ref name=obit/> Fletcher's firm worked in eight campaigns and was successful in seven. The one loss occurred when the Fletcher-backed candidate advanced to the general election but then withdrew. Though self-described as a "Ronald Reagan Republican," Fletcher was a consultant for the Democratic [[African American]] [[mayor]] of Monroe, Jamie Mayo, in the latter's re-election campaign in February 2008. Mayo told a friend that his hiring of Fletcher "made the difference between winning and losing."<ref name=obit/>​

​In 2008, Fletcher developed and launched an all new talk FM format station named KBYO-FM or 92.7 Fox FM and hosted his own daily show, ''Townhall Show'', on this regional talk station.<ref>TownHallShow.com, December 31, 2008, no longer on-line.</ref> He had also substituted at times for [[Moon Griffon]].<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]]'', radio talk show program then based in Monroe, Louisiana, October 1, 2009.</ref>​

​In 2008, Fletcher developed and launched an all new talk FM format station named KBYO-FM or 92.7 Fox FM and hosted his own daily show, ''Townhall Show'', on this regional talk station.<ref>TownHallShow.com, December 31, 2008, no longer on-line.</ref> He had also substituted at times for [[Moon Griffon]].<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]]'', radio talk show program then based in Monroe, Louisiana, October 1, 2009.</ref>​

Services were held on October 5, 2009, at the First Church of God in Oak Grove, with the Reverend Mark Foster, a [[Pentecostal]] pastor from West Monroe officiating, assisted by the Reverends Paul Ninemire, a Church of God minister from Oak Grove, and Dennis Anger, pastor of the Cypress Street Church of God in West Monroe. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers included former U.S. Representative John Cooksey, political consultant Roy Fletcher (no relation), newspaper publisher Sam Hanna, Jr., of ''The Ouachita Citizen'', and Judge Wendell Manning. Honorary pallbearers were U.S. Representatives John Fleming and Rodney Alexander and state Senators Michael Walsworth and Neil Riser, and Fletcher's Sigma Nu fraternity brothers.<ref name=obit/>​

Services were held on October 5, 2009, at the First Church of God in Oak Grove, with the Reverend Mark Foster, a [[Pentecostal]] pastor from West Monroe officiating, assisted by the Reverends Paul Ninemire, a Church of God minister from Oak Grove, and Dennis Anger, pastor of the Cypress Street Church of God in West Monroe. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers included former U.S. Representative John Cooksey, political consultant Roy Fletcher (no relation), newspaper publisher Sam Hanna, Jr., of ''The Ouachita Citizen'', and Judge Wendell Manning. Honorary pallbearers were U.S. Representatives John Fleming and Rodney Alexander and state Senators Michael Walsworth and Neil Riser, and Fletcher's Sigma Nu fraternity brothers.<ref name=obit/>​

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