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Smart Growth In The Lake Area Story By Brad Goins The Lake Charles Metro Area is making progress in several of the basic principles of smart growth. But in a couple of these principles,
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2016 Charles Vicknair Assistant Coach Of The Year Winner, Sponsored by Lagniappe Magazine By Karla Wall The Iowa High Yellow Jackets were no doubt disappointed in their 28-21 loss to Amite in the 4-3A state
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324 Pujo Street • Lake Charles • 337-436-6251 If you’re my age, you remember the small blue house on Ryan St. that housed the little Italian restaurant with the big taste — the Italian
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Christopher Gunther’s Crusade To Teach Calcasieu Students Strings By Brad Goins In the last decade, education’s meant different things in different parts of the country. In Louisiana, it’s meant big budget cuts. When it
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Oakdale Native Steve Staples Has Struck Quite A Chord In The Music Industry Story By Renn Loren Photos by Chris Brennan Stories. Any rocker who has been around long enough to count will tell you that
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SOME WONDER WHETHER A LAKE AREA DETENTION POND IS HELPING OR HURTING THE DRAINAGE SITUATION STORY BY BRAD GOINS IMAGES WITH NOTATIONS POSTED BY DAN RHODES ON CITIZENS OF MOSS BLUFF ~ BE INFORMED
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ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WILL MALONE INSPIRES, UPLIFTS COACHES, PLAYERS BY KARLA WALL He’s Coach Malone, and players on the St. Louis High School football team forget that at their peril. St.
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HUNTER AND THE SHOOTER? BY DR. NORMAN GERMAN Today, the old hunter-gatherer has been supplanted by a curious new species, the hunter-thinker, whose ultimate quarry is the ideal hunt.
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DON’T LAUGH. IT ALMOST HAPPENED BY TERRY L. JONES We all fantasize about that hunt of a lifetime. Mine would be floating down Bayou Teche on a balmy winter day. Scanning ahead for my
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