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Eric Avery And The Rebirth Of Crying Eagle Brewing Company
Story By Justin Morris | Photos By Jason Carroll “Fill with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions clamber Through the chambers of my brain. Quaintest thoughts —
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Tio Juan’s Fresh Tacos And More
By Mario Pacetti A couple of weeks back, I had a chance to stop and check out the tacos at Tio Juan’s Fresh Tacos and More in the Evans Corner Store at 2211 B
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The Long Road Home
A Love Letter To All Of You Dear Louisiana and Lagniappe, I love being from Louisiana. I love even more being from Lake Charles — coupled with having sentimental roots in New Orleans, especially
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Sugarcane Townes
By Kerri Cooke If you drive down I-10 east towards Iowa, right before exit 36, the Chloe exit, you will see a billboard announcing a new housing development called Sugarcane Townes. The billboard bears
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Anne Monlezun
By Danny Garrett Welsh native Anne Monlezun moved to Lake Charles with her husband, Dr. Lee J. Monlezun, in the ‘70s. She first taught dance at the Anne Gillett School, which she did for
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A Draft Class Unlike Any Other
By Rick Sarro The 2017 NFL draft class for the New Orleans Saints was the very best collection of collegiate picks in the franchise’s 51 year history. Bar none. There you have it —
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Southwest Louisiana O Gauge Model Railroad Club
The Model Railroad Club Is As Timely As It Is Relevant For The Christmas Season By Danny Garrett Model trains and Christmas are complements. They’re aesthetically pleasing in sound and in sight. A model
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Elevating The Ordinary
Home Appétit – Chefs At Home: Amanda Cusey By Karla Wall Chef Amanda Cusey Of The Villa Turns Scrambled Eggs And Toast Into A Rich, Decadent Yet (Fairly) Healthy Breakfast How do you take
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Never Give Up
My Brother’s Keeper — A Thirty-Year Quest To Bring Two Killers To Justice By Chris Russo Blackwood. Wildblue Press, Denver, Colorado; 2017; 260 pages; $10.99 A Review By Brad Goins In her first book,
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The Generation Gap
By Justin Morris It’s 6 am, and in any given city in America, the airwaves are all a flutter with those duo-based morning shows that are all peppy, upbeat, zany or whatever variation on
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