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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
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
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?
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 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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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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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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I really leaned on my McNeese alumni status for this issue’s column, and it all started at a
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THE QUADROHOLICS with Sam Pav
The Quadroholics’ newest album “Blink and You’ll Miss It” is a vivid collection of personal stories interwoven with hypnotic melodies and captivating verses. Authentic, raw and mesmerizing, this 15-song album plays as one continuous
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The Human Body: The Creator’s Masterpiece
How 59-Year-Old Local Bodybuilder Kirk Fontenot Continues To Excel Against Guys Half His Age By Madelaine B. Landry Bodybuilding is a sport that dates back to the ancient Greeks, evolving as a way
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