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JOIN FORCES WITH LOCAL CATS
For 16 years, the Hobo Hotel has been taking in cat rescues; raising them; and uniting them with grateful owners. Now, Hobo Hotel is undertaking its first membership drive. Staff at Hobo Hotel say
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UNSUNG HEROES OF THE FOOD WORLD
Those of you who are always working to fine-tune your Cajun cooking will be interested to learn that Southern Louisiana chef John Folse has written a lengthy book devoted entirely to the cooking of
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SWLA FERRIES
PLEASURE CRUISES, STAG PARTIES AND FIDDLE SERENADES Before Bridges And Cars, Ferries Were A Highly Valued Form Of Transportation In The Lake Area By Brad Goins No historical situation better demonstrates the importance of documentation
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THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME
Why The Blue Dog Cafe Investors’ Team Made Downtown Lake Charles The Site Of Its First Expansion By Brad Goins The Blue Dog art of the late George Rodrigue is probably the most widely known
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COME ON!
You may recall a headline that appeared in the last edition of “News Roundup” in Lagniappe (on Nov. 5). The headline read “City To Alter Bus Routes To Prepare For Growth.” Oh, Lord, when
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
You’d Expect Lake Area Business Stats To Indicate The Beginnings Of A Boom. And For The Most Part, They Do Just That. By Brad Goins While it’s a bit difficult and unorthodox to try
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HELP ON THE HOME FRONT
Lake Charles Clinical Trials Provides Comfort And Hope To Those With Alzheimer’s By Brad Goins Lake Charles Clinical Trials is all about finding new drugs to combat hard-to-treat or incurable diseases. The Clinical Trials
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EERIE CALCASIEU
Many loyal Up Front readers are interested in stories of haunted Louisiana. The folks at the Convention and Visitors Bureau have put together a bunch of them in a project they call Eerie Calcasieu.
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PUTTING VETS FIRST
Career Marine Uses His Love Of Motorcycles To Help Area Vets By Brad Goins Lee Perkins was born Nov. 8, 1947 — two days before the anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps.
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NEW LANDMARK SIGNS
As you may know, several commemorative signs have been put up at the sites of historic Lake Charles commercial buildings that have been lost. It’s part of the Lost Landmarks in Lake Charles series
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