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SWLA FERRIES

Brad Goins December 17, 2015 Comments Off on SWLA FERRIES

PLEASURE CRUISES, STAG PARTIES AND FIDDLE SERENADES Before Bridges And Cars, Ferries Were A Highly Valued Form Of Transportation In The Lake Area By Brad Goins No historical situation better demonstrates the importance of documentation

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THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME

Brad Goins December 3, 2015 Comments Off on THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME

Why The Blue Dog Cafe Investors’ Team Made Downtown Lake Charles The Site Of Its First Expansion By Brad Goins The Blue Dog art of the late George Rodrigue is probably the most widely known

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COME ON!

Brad Goins December 3, 2015 Comments Off on COME ON!

You may recall a headline that appeared in the last edition of “News Roundup” in Lagniappe (on Nov. 5). The headline read “City To Alter Bus Routes To Prepare For Growth.” Oh, Lord, when

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Brad Goins December 3, 2015 Comments Off on INSIDE THE NUMBERS

You’d Expect Lake Area Business Stats To Indicate The Beginnings Of A Boom. And For The Most Part, They Do Just That.  By Brad Goins While it’s a bit difficult and unorthodox to try

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HELP ON THE HOME FRONT

Brad Goins November 19, 2015 Comments Off on HELP ON THE HOME FRONT

Lake Charles Clinical Trials Provides Comfort And Hope To Those With Alzheimer’s By Brad Goins Lake Charles Clinical Trials is all about finding new drugs to combat hard-to-treat or incurable diseases. The Clinical Trials

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EERIE CALCASIEU

Brad Goins November 19, 2015 Comments Off on EERIE CALCASIEU

Many loyal Up Front readers are interested in stories of haunted Louisiana. The folks at the Convention and Visitors Bureau have put together a bunch of them in a project they call Eerie Calcasieu.

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PUTTING VETS FIRST

Brad Goins November 19, 2015 Comments Off on PUTTING VETS FIRST

Career Marine Uses His Love Of Motorcycles To Help Area Vets By Brad Goins Lee Perkins was born Nov. 8, 1947 — two days before the anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps.

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NEW LANDMARK SIGNS

Brad Goins November 5, 2015 Comments Off on NEW LANDMARK SIGNS

As you may know, several commemorative signs have been put up at the sites of historic Lake Charles commercial buildings that have been lost. It’s part of the Lost Landmarks in Lake Charles series

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HIGH POWER ERs

Brad Goins October 15, 2015 Comments Off on HIGH POWER ERs

AREA EMERGENCY ROOMS STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE BY BRAD GOINS Most of us are mightily challenged just to understand the basic workings of the health care system in everyday situations. Regardless of how

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COUNT TO TEN

Brad Goins October 15, 2015 Comments Off on COUNT TO TEN

I know many of you have been following the ongoing battle Lake Charles has been fighting with the V.A. health care system in Alexandria in order to get some good, solid health care for

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