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Roy’s Catfish Hut
14688 US-165 • Kinder, LA It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been able to stop at Roy’s Catfish Hut long enough to actually sit down and enjoy a full meal. On occasion,
Read More »Shwarmas & Bad Apple Saloon
Shwarmas 2401 Ryan St., Lake Charles My son, Dayton, and I enjoy Middle Eastern cuisine more than anybody else in the family. When the opportunities arise, we take advantage of the situation and
Read More »Maria’s Cocina Mexicana
106 S. Cities Service Hwy • Sulphur, LA Over the last few months, my wife and I, like most of us, have been making multiple trips to home-improvement, paint, flooring, and decor stores. Finishing
Read More »Flying With The Golden Knights
Behind The Scenes With The US Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team Story And Photos By Bill Coyne It was a five-year-old kid living just a few miles from Castle Air Force Base in Merced,
Read More »Mazen’s
217 W. College St., Lake Charles, LA Why is it that Mazen’s has a reputation as a special-occasion-only restaurant? More often than not, I find myself in a conversation about this particular restaurant and
Read More »Area 337
2500 Kirkman St. • Lake Charles Cultural diversity brings new elements and opportunities for food, influence, restaurants, experiences and neighbors. Area 337 didn’t knock on the door of southwest Louisiana. They kicked it down
Read More »Verona Italian Restaurant
203 East Nezpique • Jennings, LA There’s been quite a bit of buzz surrounding a new restaurant in Jennings. More often than not, when a new eatery opens their doors, I’ll see a lot
Read More »Ju’Elles Café
Food From The Soul 1411 Houston River Road, Westlake Have you ever seen or heard about something and really wanted to do it, and you kept reminding yourself that you needed to do it,
Read More »Cast And Cleaver
303 S. Cities Service Hwy. • Sulphur, LA My original plan was to visit Cast and Clever just before Thanksgiving. I realize it’s not the most opportune time to visit a restaurant, as most
Read More »Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen
120 W. 1st. St., DeRidder, LA Recently, I haven’t been getting up to DeRidder very often. A few years ago, my wife and I sometimes traveled there for a Friday night football game, or
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