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DENISE DUREL PRESIDENT AND CEO, UNITED WAY SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
Tell us a bit about yourself. Are you a Lake Charles or SWLA native? What led you to Lake Charles and United Way Southwest Louisiana? I grew up just north of Houston, and my family
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He’s Back: Matt Viator Returns
Who says you can’t go home again? Not Matt Viator. Viator left McNeese nearly 10 years ago for UL-Monroe, only to return to his old stomping grounds as head coach–the place where he had
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Southern Spice
3901 Ryan St., Lake Charles So, there we were, my wife, Shyla and I. We were gearing up for the hustle and bustle of the Thanksgiving holiday week. My parents flew into town to
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Chef’s Corner DAVID PHILLIPS
By Diana Vallette Restaurant Calla’s executive chef, David Phillips, was never meant to have a desk job. “My first job was at McDonald’s when I was 16,” he says. Phillips, who grew up in
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Lazy K Meat Co.
4865 Highway 397, Iowa We’ve been down this road before — quite a few times, actually. Over the past few years and for various reasons, we’ve seen our
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