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Sheriff Tony Mancuso Prepares To Ride Off Into The Sunset
Sheriff Tony Mancuso joined the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office at age 20. “When I came to work here, all they gave you was a badge and a shirt.” Mancuso is a local boy,
Read More »Singing The Winless Blues
Truth be told, I thought the McNeese Cowboys might be a 7-4, or at least a 6-5, team this season, given the infusion of talent and how the team finished the 2022 season on
Read More »The Local Market (A Lagniappe Roundtable Discussion With Area Realtors)
The real estate market in Southwest Louisiana has been difficult for many citizens to navigate. Lagniappe Magazine’s Diana Vallette sat down with four local realtors to discuss the market in our area, booming areas
Read More »HONEY
September was National Honey Month, and I should have highlighted recipes using honey in the last issue. However, when I was writing September’s column it was so unbearably hot that I couldn’t think about
Read More »Whataburger
We all have a guilty pleasure. It may be a hobby, a habit or a food or drink, like a caffeine-laden caramel iced coffee. For me, it’s the Whataburger patty melt. I’ve been as
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