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Toy Karma
Sulphur’s Thom Trahan Is A Historian And A Collector Par Excellence By Brad Goins From the moment I met Thom Trahan, his enthusiasm for pop culture was evident. Under his work shirt, Trahan wore a
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Is It Really All That Bad?
In a May 19 article, the Louisiana Budget Project made the bold statement that “Louisiana was less prepared for a recession than any other state in the nation before the COVID-19 pandemic.” The reasons
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We Like Big Boats and We Cannot Lie
Local Couples Cruise Big Boats On Area Waters — Sometimes For Months At A Time By Brad Goins Ben And Trisha Garber Whenever Lake Charles residents Ben and Trisha Garber head out for an
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KLLR Radio And PushVenue.com
Some time ago, Killer Websites owner Chad Moreno launched KLLR Radio as a streaming station that gives independent and unsigned artists a worldwide online platform for their music. It’s a free service that enables
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Something Wild And Different
A Self-Proclaimed ‘Coonass’ Brings It To The Naked And Afraid TV Show On Discovery By Brad Goins Those who want to appear on the Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid program typically submit videos that show them exercising
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‘Infestation Without Representation’
So far, federal efforts to fight the coast-destroying nutria rodent have been isolated to Louisiana. A new bill, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, would expand the effort to include all states
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The Big Book Sale
It’s time once again for the Up Fronter to inform all readers that the biggest book sale of the year is coming up fast. The annual book sale at the Episcopal Church of the
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Paving The Road To Opportunity
CARC needs your help. Since even some longtime residents may not know what this vital community organization does, let’s start with a thumbnail history. Incorporated in 1957, CARC has a history of providing and
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New Master Of Southern Humor
After practicing law in Lake Charles for 26 years, Andy Johnson now lives in Baton Rouge. Johnson’s making his first foray into publishing at the age of 63 with his new novel The Otis
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Amazing Adventures With The Generation Gap
A couple of years ago, the Up Fronter wrote a feature story about local DJs Stormi and Wes Guidry, who engineer the Generation Gap show on McNeese station KBYS-FM. I’d heard the two were
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