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THE 1987 MURDER OF NOAH BREAUX
A Cold Case Being Investigated By The LCPD By Brad Goins • Photos Courtesy Of The Breaux Family And The LCPD The call reporting a house on fire came in to the Lake Charles
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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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WHO MURDERED ROSE BORN?
A Cold Case Being Investigated By The LCPD Story By Brad Goins • Photos of Rose Courtesy of The Born Family On July 8, 1998, Rose Born began her workday at the exact time
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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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COLD CASE FILES: The 1973 Murder Of Marian Pierce
A Cold Case Being Investigated By The LCPD By Brad Goins It was early in the morning when the Lake Charles Police received the call. At 8:59 am, on May 10, 1973, the police
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‘A GREAT TOUR OF ROOTS MUSIC’
Way up in New Hampshire, the book reviewers are calling the new volume Way Down in Louisiana a “rich history of Louisiana music.” The central figure of Todd Mouton’s new book Way Down in
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THE SWAMP ANGELS
IN WWII, A HUNDRED AREA VOLUNTEERS BANDED TOGETHER TO KEEP NAZIS OFF THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COAST BY BRAD GOINS In 1944, Collier Magazine called them “the most unusual military outfit to serve in the
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LOMAX’S LOUISIANA MUSIC
Folk songs collected by folklorist Alan Lomax in Louisiana in the 1930s-’60s will be performed at the James Devin Moncus Theater at 101 West Vermillion in Lafayette on Jan. 14-15 at 7:30 pm. The
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COLD CASE FILES: THE 1978 MURDER OF BARBARA BIRD
A Cold Case Being Investigated By The LCPD By Brad Goins At 10:30 pm on June 28, 1978, Lake Charles Police received a phone call about an incident taking place at a McNeese Street
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