Originally from Natchez, Mississippi, Bro. Ed was called as Associate Pastor, Music for Red Bluff in 2013. In December of 2021, he began serving as Youth Minister as well. Ed earned a B.S. in Music Education from Louisiana Tech University and attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to his sweetheart Melissa since 1995, and they have two sons, Nicholas and Samuel. Ed's hobbies include traveling, board games, undertaking impossible tasks, and enjoying Cajun and Creole foods his doctors tell him to avoid.