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Fête du Void

admin November 3, 2024 Comments Off on Fête du Void

Soundcheck by Sam Pav Fête du Void is one of the most unique and enriching experiences among Louisiana festivals. Nestled in the heart of Oakdale, this annual gathering is a two-day camping, music, arts

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Wonderfully Made Intimate Apparel And Mastectomy Care Helps Breast Cancer Patients Through Their Post-Surgery Journey

Wonderfully Made Intimate Apparel And Mastectomy Care Helps Breast Cancer Patients Through Their Post-Surgery Journey

admin October 24, 2024 Comments Off on Wonderfully Made Intimate Apparel And Mastectomy Care Helps Breast Cancer Patients Through Their Post-Surgery Journey

By Karla Wall Julie Lewis, owner of Wonderfully Made Intimate Apparel and Mastectomy Care, located at 617 W. Prien Lake Rd. in Lake Charles, wasn’t trained in breast cancer care — she hadn’t even

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Empowering, Revitalizing, Educating

Empowering, Revitalizing, Educating

admin October 24, 2024 Comments Off on Empowering, Revitalizing, Educating

Project Build A Future Provides Affordable Housing, Revitalizes Neighborhoods BY KARLA WALL Project Build a Future was founded in 2001 when Fr. Henry Mancuso, then pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in

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Never Trust A Skinny Man: The Man Behind  The Food Reviews

Never Trust A Skinny Man: The Man Behind The Food Reviews

admin October 24, 2024 Comments Off on Never Trust A Skinny Man: The Man Behind The Food Reviews

By Diana Vallette Hey SkinnyMan,” a man yells across the parking lot. Xennial Dee is getting recognized more and more these days for his Never Trust A Skinny Man food review videos. “I never

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Big E’s Kitchen

admin October 24, 2024 Comments Off on Big E’s Kitchen

204 Patton St., Sulphur                 It was a casual Saturday and my wife had driven down to Hackberry earlier that morning to visit her parents; I had

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PICKLEBALL 101?

PICKLEBALL 101?

admin October 24, 2024 Comments Off on PICKLEBALL 101?

I’m going through a pretty significant life change these days, and one of the ways I’ve managed to not completely sink into a hole and wish to die is by surrounding myself with friends

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The Zeal For Teal

The Zeal For Teal

admin October 3, 2024 Comments Off on The Zeal For Teal

BY RUSTY DAWDY Teal aren’t the most glamourous of the game birds. They’re subtly handsome but lack the true nobility of a pheasant’s impressive pelt. They’re certainly not the largest game bird. A turkey

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The Bekery

admin October 3, 2024 Comments Off on The Bekery

2040 E. Walnut St., Lake Charles                       I can recall the eager and ambitious beginnings of The Bekery. The off-the-beaten path bakery, in its

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Ol’ Red Eye Of The Sulphur Mines Lakes

Ol’ Red Eye Of The Sulphur Mines Lakes

admin October 3, 2024 Comments Off on Ol’ Red Eye Of The Sulphur Mines Lakes

BY RUSTY DAWDY Long before the internet and Google, we had to figure out solutions to life’s dilemmas ourselves. This included hunting and fishing techniques. We would question friends or acquaintances and gradually piece together something

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McNEESE MOMENTS

McNEESE MOMENTS

admin October 3, 2024 Comments Off on McNEESE MOMENTS

                                I really leaned on my McNeese alumni status for this issue’s column, and it all started at a

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