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Lydia Crochet Wins State Literacy Award
Lydia Crochet is a children’s book author who lives in Lake Charles with her husband, Ray, and rescue dog, Jeanie. Her book “Jeanie the 3-Legged Dog; I Don’t Need Four Feet” has won two
Read More »FASHION CHALLENGES
— Beautician Sarah Bryan of Wakefield, England, garnered worldwide notoriety last year when she introduced a wearable dress made of 3,000 Skittles. She returned this summer with a wearable skirt and bra made of
Read More »Federal Races Slammed With Candidates
On the Nov. 8 ballot in Louisiana, there will be 63 different candidates running in seven federal races for the U.S House and Senate. This means voters will have plenty of names to choose
Read More »CHASING THE NEWS
Every two weeks I write a column for Lagniappe. I usually pick a topic and start composing the column in my head about a week before the deadline. I haven’t written about family matters
Read More »When Will It Stop?
Like most Louisianans, we wuz shocked at de shootin an murder uf Baton Rouge police officers recently. At de time uf dis writin, tree officers has died, anudder iz in serious condition an two
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