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The Pirate And The Buccaneers
A Local Group Uses The Legend Of Jean Lafitte To Promote SWLA’s Biggest Festival Story By Brad Goins Main Photo by Jason Carroll If we could go back half a century, virtually every American
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Acadiana Table
Acadiana Table: Cajun And Creole Home Cooking From The Heart Of Louisiana is a brand new cookbook published by the Harvard Common Press. The author is Louisiana chef George Graham, who grew up and
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Used Book Time Again
Loyal readers know the Up Fronter always keeps the public informed about the annual used book sale in the gym at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. This year’s monster sale is set for March 24-26.
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Alliance For Positive Growth
A New Group Is Exploring Positive Approaches To Growth In SWLA By Brad Goins A crowd of more than 200 developers, contractors and community leaders recently attended the first meeting of a new group called
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SWLA Bar Guide
121 ARTISAN BISTRO 121 Artisan Bistro has no fewer than six signature drinks: — Satsuma Martini (with Bayou Spiced Rum and Bayou Satsuma Rum, simple syrup, fresh orange juice, cinnamon and a sugar-rimmed glass),
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Book Works
Artist’s books are one of the most seldom seen forms of art. Perhaps they’ve never caught on with the public because — in our time, anyway — they’re usually associated with experimental, avant-garde art
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Red Birds And Hairy Tortoises
The Unique Stained Glass Creations Of Ann E. Wehner By Brad Goins A while back, the husband of local author Eloise Hunter Huber asked local artist Ann E. Wehner if she’d be interested in creating
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It’s Official
It’s now official. Louisiana has the highest sales tax in the whole USA. The good word comes from the Tax Foundation, which places Louisiana’s average sales tax at 9.98 percent. Coming in half a
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Spanish Moss
It’s Not Moss And It’s Not Spanish By Brad Goins If you’ve spent your whole life in Louisiana, you’ve almost certainly heard of such scary creatures and figures as Rougarou, Loup Garou, Chupacabra, several
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Pinky Adventures
Local author Bobby Aguillard has just published his first children’s book — Pinky Adventures: A Southwest Louisiana Story. Some of you may already have guessed that the title refers to the pink dolphins of
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