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What You Might Have Missed

Brad Goins April 21, 2016 Comments Off on What You Might Have Missed

The Annual Report is the best issue of Lagniappe published during the course of the year. Freelancers, correspondents and downright experts analyze the area’s major economic and cultural trends of the last year and

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WHAT LOUISIANANS WISH OTHERS KNEW ABOUT BOILED CRAWFISH

Lydia Crochet April 6, 2016 Comments Off on WHAT LOUISIANANS WISH OTHERS KNEW ABOUT BOILED CRAWFISH

Or, Never Waste A Good Newspaper By Lydia Crochet   Ah, Louisianans. We make it a point to stand out, don’t we? So many things set us apart from the rest of the nation.

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FOR THE LOVE OF BREWING

Angie Kay Dilmore April 6, 2016 Comments Off on FOR THE LOVE OF BREWING

By Angie Kay Dilmore Beer and music enthusiasts in the Lake Area eagerly await the opening of the revived institution called Rikenjaks Brewing Co. Owner Jay Ecker has been tirelessly working with contractors in

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THE LITTLE HERO HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Pierre Fontenot April 6, 2016 Comments Off on THE LITTLE HERO HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

His daughters didn’t know much about World War II, except what they learned from school, or John Wayne movies.  He kept the medal hidden away in a dresser drawer. To me, all he was,

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DESERVING OF MORE HOOPS

Rick Sarro April 6, 2016 Comments Off on DESERVING OF MORE HOOPS

Something tells me the McNeese Cowgirls shouldn’t stuff their sneakers too far in the back of the closet or locker just yet. I think there’s more basketball to be played, and deservedly so. McNeese’s

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