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Hometown Band Takes On Tokyo Story by Justin Morris • Photo by Matthew Ison Dagostino’s. Nate’s. Pourquois Pas. These names will only mean something to you if you are of a certain age and were
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I-210 Bridge Repair: The Real Cost
By Michael Kurth A lot of people in this area avoid crossing the I-10 Bridge because of rumors it is in great disrepair and unsafe. (It has a sufficiency rating of just 6.6 percent).
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Higher Calling
A Newfound Dedication Leads A Lake Charles Artist To Great Success In Italy Story By Brad Goins • Photos by Lindsay Johnson & Cocoa Laney When Lindsey Johnson got her bachelor’s in art from McNeese
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Rip Van Winkle Gardens
Rich In History And Grandeur Story And Photos By Scott E. Raymond When 19-year-old University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) student Mike Richard first came to work at Rip Van Winkle Gardens in the spring
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Fertile Diamonds
Five out of eight is a particularly impressive percentage in any sport or endeavor, and especially in the most difficult game of baseball. But in the context of the Louisiana High School State Baseball
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You Are Not Alone
New Life Counseling Provides Assistance for Unplanned Pregnancies By Kerri Cooke The state of women’s healthcare in America raises the question of whether we, as a society, are doing the best we can to
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Inspirational Jazz
Mickey Smith, Jr., Uses His Sax Playing And Teaching To Keep Music Thriving In The Community By Brad Goins As a child, Mickey Smith, Jr., didn’t grow up on a steady diet of the
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Spirit-ual Awakening
Justin Morris Visits With Yellowfin Vodka Creator Jamison Trouth Story by Justin Morris • Photos by Lindsey Janies While I have long been one to enjoy a tipple of some fine distilled spirits, one thing
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Unclear On The Concept
Even before it opened last year, Apple’s spaceship building in Cupertino, Calif., presented a transparency problem: its glass walls couldn’t be distinguished from its glass doors. Since they moved in, several workers have been
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Clay Higgins
Profile By Scott Raymond • Photos Courtesy of Congressman Clay Higgins Office On first meeting Louisiana Third District Congressman Clay Higgins at his Lake Charles office, this writer is impressed with his relaxed, self-confident manner
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