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THE WATER WINS
SWLA Is Mostly Unaware Of A Coastal Study That Could Affect Its Future In mid-April, representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans Region traveled to Calcasieu Parish to see what parish residents
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SHAMEFUL
The VA Has Failed Yet Again To Provide A Permanent Medical Clinic For Local Veterans. Our Vets Deserve Better Than A Camper. What’s The Hold Up? Was it a gesture of disrespect or
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AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE
Jarret LeBlanc To Go For Sub-4:00 Mile At McNeese Track Event McNeese State alumnus Jarrett LeBlanc, who is a qualifier for the 2016 Olympic Trials, will make a short trip back to his
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A BREWER’S PLATE
A Brewer’s Plate will take place on Saturday, May 16 at 6 pm at the Cash and Carry building in downtown Lake Charles. This is the main fundraising event for the St. Nicholas Center
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80MEANO
Jim Groth’s 1980 El Camino Is A Labor Of Love Five years ago, Jim Groth, a resident of Moss Bluff, acquired a 1980 Chevy El Camino. And he decided he wanted to have some
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‘NEIGHBORHOOD DANCES’
Local artist Victoria Bradford is once again treating the Lake Area to a month-long exhibition of experimental art. You can see her “Neighborhood Dances” through April 24 in the Art Associates Gallery (suite 208)
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JACOB’S STORY
Ragley resident Jacob Waters is a 14-year-old Life Scout who was born with a disorder called Jackson Weiss Syndrome. Jacob’s faced a myriad of health challenges throughout his life. In 2011, he opted out
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INVASION OF THE DRONES
Sure, They Have Many Useful Applications. But What About Those Recent Industry Flyovers? You may have noticed a brief crime report that was published a few weeks ago in the American Press. The
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CAN’T BEAT FREE
It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. The Up Fronter has been blessed with 10 free tickets to the Quilts for All Seasons Quilt event, which will take place April 17-18 in Sulphur. As a
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SECOND MAJOR LAKE CHARLES PHOTO BOOK
For the second time, the prestigious Images of Modern America series has released a book devoted entirely to Lake Charles. This one, titled simply Lake Charles, was authored and collated by Jessica Hutchings. Hutchings,
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