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Bayou Vault Club
BY DANNY GARRETT The 2016 Rio Olympics have concluded. Michael Phelps added more gold to his collection; Katie Ledecky shattered the record books; and Team USA basketball continued its dominance. Now, the Olympic torch
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Tyrann Mathieu’s Learning Curve
By: Danny Garrett A poor memory is a shameful thing. It forsakes you more often than not, both for minor and major events. The lack stings sharpest for the major ones. Two weeks ago, I
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Ready, Set, Geaux
2016 LSU FOOTBALL PREVIEW Story By Lyles Martin Photos By Steve Franz/LSU LSU Coach Les Miles survived a palace coup. So what’s he going to do now? Yes, there was Miles after the regular
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Operation ‘Safe Doggies’
THE ST. TAMMANY HUMANE SOCIETY TAKES IN DOGS FROM FLOODED NEIGHBORING SHELTERS By: Lydia Crochet On August 13, Dee Christina, of Mandeville, La., planned to spend the rainy Saturday at home with her husband
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‘It’s Been A Lot Of Fun’
Local Centenarian Sam Harmison Shares 100 Years Worth Of Stories — And Shows Off An Incredible Memorabilia Collection By Karla Wall We recently saw the first woman nominated as a presidential candidate for a
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Rest In Peace
A NEW BUSINESS IS DESIGNED TO GIVE CUSTOMERS THE CASKETS THEY WANT AT PRICES THEY CAN AFFORD By Brad Goins On July 4, longtime Lake Charles resident Kit Kittrell held the soft opening for
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Cowboy Up
THE LANCE GUIDRY ERA BEGINS AT MSU: Season Preview By Rick Sarro Football is a game of inches. For the McNeese Cowboys, make that 36 inches. That one yard made a world of difference at
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“Few Of Us Were Mentally Prepared”
LC NATIONAL GUARD UNIT MEMBER REMEMBERS ACTIVATION DURING 1990 PERSIAN GULF WAR By Jonathan Fontenot In 1990, 11 years before the ongoing war on terror started in 2001, we were involved in another conflict
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Supply And Demand
LOCAL TEACHERS SUPPLY MORE THAN JUST KNOWLEDGE By Anne Regan Walking around any store at this time of the year, it is almost impossible to ignore the “back to school” signs staring you
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THE GOD SPOT
My dog, Kramer, trusts me. I’d like to believe I earned it. She trusted me when she was in youth and vigor, and now, here we are, at her end, and she’s trusting me
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