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Chef’s Corner- A FAMILY AFFAIR

Chef’s Corner- A FAMILY AFFAIR

At The Kitchen, Reka White’s role is… everything. At Reka’s family restaurant she does it all–accounts payable, waitress, chef, bus girl. “I’m a jack...

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A Life In Print- A Tribute To Red Kohnke

A Life In Print- A Tribute To Red Kohnke

Red Kohnke was born in 1930 New Orleans and weathered his youth there. The product of a harder era in a big city, Red...

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Randall and Sue Chesson

Randall and Sue Chesson

50 Years of Ministry, 65 Years of Marriage • By Pierre Fontenot Once upon a time, a boy met a girl. Randall was 17,...

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Table Salt: Orinoco Restaurant 

Colombian and Venezuelan cuisine 4723 Common Street. Lake Charles              My first Orinoco experience was a few years ago....

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DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING

DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING

A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ENJOYING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF DANCING By TODD C. ELLIOTT On a humid Lake Charles evening last year,...

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The ChurrOH Spot

The ChurrOH Spot

By Bill Coyne 1165 East McNeese, Lake Charles               Dessert food trucks have solidified their place in the...

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INSIDE THE INNER SANCTUM

INSIDE THE INNER SANCTUM

By Todd C. Elliott It has been in place in Lake Charles since before it was called “Lake Charles.” Many a driver has passed...

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Bodies In Motion Stay In Motion

Bodies In Motion Stay In Motion

Senior Games Keep Seniors Active, Provide Friendly Competition By Madelaine B. Landry Sure, some of us can’t “rooster like we used to,” but we...

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Sulphur’s Art And Soul – The Henning Cultural Center

Sulphur’s Art And Soul – The Henning Cultural Center

By Todd C. Elliott In the heart of Sulphur, where industry mingles with the warmth of small-town familiarity, art and history have found new...

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Leonard’s Food Quarters

By Bill Coyne 1708 Gerstner Memorial Drive,  Lake Charles             So many times. It happens like a subconscious routine....

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Pinball Wizard Paulina Hunter: Louisiana’s Queen Of The Machines

Pinball Wizard Paulina Hunter: Louisiana’s Queen Of The Machines

Story By Todd C. Elliott • Photos By Chad Whited Creative She’s taking the plunge, again.  For the second time, Pavlina Hunter of Lake Charles...

[Read More...] admin March 9, 2026

All Aboard

 No one says no to Lane Kiffin.     I know that’s a pretty broad claim because there is history that many people have...

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