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Beaten To A Pulp

Brad Goins February 11, 2021 Comments Off on Beaten To A Pulp

Laura Dealt SWLA’s Timber Industry A Catastrophic Loss By Brad Goins  When LSU AgCenter’s County Agent Jimmy Meaux says, “we’ve lost a lot of pine trees in the forestry industry,” he’s not exaggerating. While

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Trash Talk

Brad Goins February 8, 2019 Comments Off on Trash Talk

Litter In Calcasieu Parish Costs Millions A Year You’re Picking Up The Tab. By Brad Goins The opinion of those in the know is that littering on the area’s roadways has gotten worse in the

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MY NAME IS CALCASIEU PARISH, AND I HAVE A DRAINAGE PROBLEM

Brad Goins May 18, 2016 Comments Off on MY NAME IS CALCASIEU PARISH, AND I HAVE A DRAINAGE PROBLEM

Story By Brad Goins • Photos By James Welch   Shortly after 8:30 am on Saturday, April 30, your faithful correspondent was headed out to pick up a friend who was getting off work.

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THE WATER WINS

Brad Goins May 14, 2015 Comments Off on THE WATER WINS

SWLA Is Mostly Unaware Of A Coastal Study That Could Affect Its Future   In mid-April, representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans Region traveled to Calcasieu Parish to see what parish residents

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WE DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD TAKE LONG TO GET STARTED

Pierre Sez February 5, 2015 Comments Off on WE DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD TAKE LONG TO GET STARTED

We Didn’t Tink It Would Take Long To Get Started If you wuz bornt an raised in our great state, den you know dat it’s for shore dat you are gonna see elections, elections

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