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Southwest Louisiana O Gauge Model Railroad Club
The Model Railroad Club Is As Timely As It Is Relevant For The Christmas Season By Danny Garrett Model trains and Christmas are complements. They’re aesthetically pleasing in sound and in sight. A model
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Never Give Up
My Brother’s Keeper — A Thirty-Year Quest To Bring Two Killers To Justice By Chris Russo Blackwood. Wildblue Press, Denver, Colorado; 2017; 260 pages; $10.99 A Review By Brad Goins In her first book,
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The Generation Gap
By Justin Morris It’s 6 am, and in any given city in America, the airwaves are all a flutter with those duo-based morning shows that are all peppy, upbeat, zany or whatever variation on
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Jo-El Sonnier
A New Children’s Book Is Part Of His Effort To Keep Cajun Culture Alive Story By Justin Morris • Photos By David Simpson It’s hard to imagine 65 years of major label recording contracts,
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Keeping Wild Animals Alive … And Wild
Heckhaven Helps Wild Animals Recover And Return To Their Natural Habitats By Brad Goins Suzy Heck has been in charge of the Heckhaven Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for 30 years. Each year, her operation receives more than 1,000 wild
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Home Appétit
Chefs At Home: Sammi Chloun • By Karla Wall A Mediterranaean Jambalaya Chef Sammi Chloun Of Toga Grill Shares His Recipe For The Ancient Mid-Eastern Dish Mujadara Order any dish off of the menu
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Doing The Most Good
The Salvation Army In Southwest Louisiana By Danny Garrett The Salvation Army assumes a tangible presence in Southwest Louisiana during the Christmas season. The organization has had a strong foothold in the area for
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Bliss In The Blind
Story And Photos By Humberto Fontova Dogs get this certain look when you pour their food, like cats while eyeing the squirrel at the bird feeder. Clients get it at “business meetings,” but mostly
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Teaching Her Passion
For Local Colleen Benoit, Teaching WasA Cornerstone Of A Career In Ballet By Brad Goins Born and raised in Lake Charles, Colleen Benoit got her introduction to ballet dancing at the tender age of
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Ember at L’Auberge
Recently, I received an invite to Ember’s media night, at which the venue highlighted some of its menu items. I must admit, I’m always thrilled to get the invite from Kerry Andersen, as I
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