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Like I’d Shave For A Graduation
Why do people ban stuff? I don’t suppose we’ll ever live to see the day when adults finally realize that all you do when you try to ban a thing is make it immensely
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New Prints And Surreal Art
Local artist and designer Jeff Johnson is running a new business, the Print Shop, out of his house on 18th Street. I’m especially interested in this project because I’m fond of Johnson’s whimsical, surrealistic
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Sunset In Heaven
In the last edition, the Up Fronter speculated about the future of Louisiana’s generous film credits. We don’t yet know what direction that future will take. We do know that one film crew was
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CALL FOR VETS
On several occasions, the Up Fronter has mentioned the special ceremonies and presentations provided by the Chapter 1996 Military Order of the Purple Heart to honor the military service of veterans at their wakes
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You Want To Cut? Then Cut.
As day after day of the Legislative session went by with the state’s lawmakers doing nothing about the budget crisis, Louisiana political commentators grew increasingly angry. Why, they asked, aren’t these people — our
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What You Might Have Missed
The Annual Report is the best issue of Lagniappe published during the course of the year. Freelancers, correspondents and downright experts analyze the area’s major economic and cultural trends of the last year and
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WHISKEY ABUNDANT
Of course, there’s plenty of fine whiskey to be had in local watering holes and eateries. Some of you may assess the whiskey situation at any given locale as I do — by asking
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A LOUISIANA GHOST
If you’re looking for a short, fast read on an obscure chapter in rural Louisiana history, Larry Jorgensen’s new book Hot Wells: A Louisiana Ghost is an ideal choice. Hot Wells began in the
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TWO SHOWS FOR KELLEY
“Lacuna,” a solo exhibition of the art work of Heather Ryan Kelley, is now on view at the Baton Rouge Gallery. Kelley is a professor in the McNeese Dept. of Visual Arts. The 16
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IT’S BOOK DONATION TIME
Every year, the Up Fronter lets loyal readers know when they can start contributing their books and DVDs to the year’s big used book sale. Well, that time is now. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
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