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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Jeremy Alford July 2, 2015 Comments Off on POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Geymann Looks To Future Having just hammered out what was thought to be an impossible compromise on Common Core, and with term limits awaiting him this fall, Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, is starting

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BAYOU BLISS

Brad Goins July 2, 2015 Comments Off on BAYOU BLISS

A Newcomer’s Introduction To The History Of Lake Charles By Brad Goins • Photo By Lindsey Janies Somewhere near the beginning of the story of Lake Charles, Jean Lafitte makes his entrance. Lafitte was

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WEIRD NEWS

Chuck Shepherd July 2, 2015 Comments Off on WEIRD NEWS

Socks, Lies And Videotape James Dowdy, 43, who was on parole for an earlier theft of socks, was arrested once again in Belleville, Ill., after police received reports of socks missing after burglaries. Authorities

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UNCLE P’S

Pierre Fontenot July 2, 2015 Comments Off on UNCLE P’S

The First Fathers Day Without The Father… It’s the 70’s.  We’ve just moved from the little red house in the country to a big white house in town.  Dad is in prime of life. 

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MOUNTED MEMORIES

Rocke Fournet July 2, 2015 Comments Off on MOUNTED MEMORIES

Keep On Casting It was a great and most memorable send-off for a Louisiana native son. No. 1 son, Cory Snead, had made his parents proud by setting goals and achieving them.  After graduating

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