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Story By Rick Sarro • Photo By Jesse Hitefield If you say something enough times, it becomes a fact. Find your message or narrative, repeat, rinse and repeat again. It’s an adage that’s been around
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Chef Vilavong Prasith Of Asia At L’Auberge By Karla Wall L’Auberge’s Asia restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes from some of the most flavorful cuisines in existence — Japanese sushi, Vietnamese pho, Korean
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Four Women Business Owners Dedicated To Excellence in Service By Madison DeJean and Brad Goins Looking for a company dedicated to excellence in service? You can count on these local women business owners to
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A Rundown Of Pros And Cons For The Black And Gold As Training Camp Nears By Rick Sarro One play away from the NFC Championship game. One play from the opportunity to seek a
Read More »Brown Bag Café: Chef Chris Wise
Chef Chris Wise has spent over 25 years in the culinary industry; he held his first cooking job, in fact, when he was only 15. He went on to work at restaurants across the
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Local Coffee Crafters Explain What Makes Their Grinds Distinctive By Brad Goins A journalist can easily delude himself into thinking that because he works at a magazine he’s somehow at the center of things and
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3420 Ryan St. • Lake Charles• 337-419-1001 • mellowmushroom.com The Local Grubscape By Justin Morris In some instances, restaurants can find themselves more “idea” than “entrée.” Cool logos, mascots, or even niche themes can
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Non-Native Species In SWLA Are Causing Environmental, Economic Problems By Karla Wall Invasive, or non-native, species are those that, as the name implies, aren’t part of a region’s normal ecosystem but are introduced from
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I didn’t realize that if you want to stay up on sports — I mean really be engaged and up to date on the latest information about whatever game you love — then you
Read More »Jay Moody And The Reagle Beagle
By Justin Morris Jack: What do you do when a good-looking guy walks into the Regal Beagle? (He pretends to walk in.) Well? Janet: I’m still waiting for the good-looking guy to come in.
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