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Taking Care Of Our Veterans
Local Veteran Jim Jackson Has Dedicated Himself To Helping Others By Karla Wall Retired Army Col. and Vietnam veteran Jim Jackson has devoted much of his post-military life to helping the state’s veterans
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Parry LaLande
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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Call Him Coach
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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The Safest – And Most Dangerous – Places To Live In The Lake Area
BY KARLA WALL While browsing the web, we recently came across 92.9 The Lake blogger Kristian Bland’s rundown of the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in the Lake Area. Bland’s blog provided links to
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‘It’s Been A Lot Of Fun’
Local Centenarian Sam Harmison Shares 100 Years Worth Of Stories — And Shows Off An Incredible Memorabilia Collection By Karla Wall We recently saw the first woman nominated as a presidential candidate for a
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KENNETH “SKIP” PICKLE 2015 CHARLES VICKNAIR ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER SPONSORED BY LAGNIAPPE MAGAZINE
Coach, Teacher, Role Model By Karla Wall There’s probably little need to familiarize readers with Kinder High School’s football program and its amazing success over the last few years. In 2013, the team
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WITCH’S BROOM
Rose Virus That Produces Excess Of Thorns, Misshapen Leaves Found In Louisiana By Karla Wall State horticulture experts caused a bit of a stir in Louisiana’s rose gardening community earlier this month when they
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WALL JEWELRY
The Fused Glass Art Of Frank Thompson By Karla Wall Local artist and craftsman Frank Thompson’s mother, not too long ago, showed him a piece of children’s art, obviously a kindergartner’s or a primary
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FAMINE TO FEAST
NEW HOTELS GOING UP ALL OVER SWLA WITH MORE TO COME By Karla Wall A couple of years ago, the lodging choices for visitors to Lake Charles and the surrounding area were minimal. Other
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PRESERVING THE PAST
Two Local Residents Collect Historic, Antique Items By Karla Wall Collectors become obsessed with gathering the items they value — be it potholders, stuffed animals, rare vehicles or weapons — for many reasons: sentimentality,
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