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VOLUNTEER FOR THE AWAKENING
You’ve probably heard that the Great Acadian Awakening Music Fest is coming to town Oct. 2-4. The big event will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Acadians (later called “Cajuns”) in Louisiana.
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THE RITA RENAISSANCE
In Many Cases, Southwest Louisiana’s Post-Rita Recovery Coincided With Dramatic Improvement By Brad Goins Hurricane Rita was such an oversized storm that it’s a challenge to the imagination to conceive of the force it
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COMPASSION DEFINED
What Makes A Person Volunteer For Hospice? By Brad Goins Many people are mystified by those who volunteer to work in hospice. For these mystified souls, the room that holds the death bed is
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ABOUT TOWN
About Town — The Literacy Council of Southwest Louisiana will offer “Beginning Word” literacy classes for adults at the Calcasieu Business and Career Solutions Center. Classes, which are three weeks long, will be offered Tuesdays
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DEAD ZONE PRETTY BIG THIS YEAR
This year’s “dead zone” in the Gulf starts due south of Lake Charles and extends east until it’s due south of New Orleans. This time around, the summer dead zone is the size of
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WHEN SMOKERS STAY HOME
Smoking Bans Are Putting The Hurt On Bars From Sulphur To New Orleans By Brad Goins Over in New Orleans, there’s an old dive called Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge. The folks there
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EMBRACING BALDNESS
A Growing Number Of Men Are Becoming Hair-Free And Carefree By Brad Goins + 21 Others Lagniappe recently sent questionnaires to nearly two dozen bald men in the Lake Area. We asked them if
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WHAT’S FOR LUNCH?
In The Brave New World Of School Nutrition, There’s No Place For Buttery Rolls Or Chili Dogs By Brad Goins If you’re a grandparent with grandchildren in the Calcasieu Parish School system; and you
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WORTH MAKING NOTE OF
Starting on Sept. 20, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston will show a retrospective of the works of Mark Rothko that are housed in the National Gallery of Art. It’s the first time
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UP FRONT
Lake Area Ballet Theatre A new non-profit group called the Lake Area Ballet Theatre (LABT) aims to emphasize performances of classical ballets. The full-scale performances planned by the new group will feature guest artists,
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