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The First Mound Builders
By Dr. Terry L. Jones In 2014, Louisiana received some long overdue recognition when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized the Poverty Point State Historic Site near Epps as a
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Hello, Newbery Medal
Erin Entrada Kelly Wins The Newbery Medal By Justin Morris I share a birthday with some pretty cool people — the great Freddie Mercury, Werner Herzog, Jesse James, King Louis XIV and even a
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Lunar Eclipse
Dave Evans On The End Of Luna Live & The Expansion Of Luna Bar and Grill Story By Justin Morris Photos of Dave Evans by Chris Brennan I met Dave Evans sometime in late 2004 or
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Ice Station Crawfish
Wild Weather Has Put A Hurt On Crawfish Farmers And Lovers Along The Gulf Coast By Brad Goins The crawfish season in Southwest Louisiana is generally thought to run from mid-January through early July.
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Lost Bayou Ramblers
A Visit With Louis Michot Of The Grammy-Winning Louisiana Band By Justin Morris I’m fairly certain that if you could travel back in Cajun music history and show Iry LeJeune and Amédé Ardoin a
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La Pho Bar & Grill
Vietnamese Comfort Food By Danny Garrett Comfort food is difficult to come by when eating out. In Louisiana, as in many other locales, the culinary classification is most associated with home-cooked meals made and
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Ronnie McZeal, 2017 Charles Vicknair Assistant Coach Of The Year Winner
Sponsored By Lagniappe Magazine The Jennings Bulldogs weren’t exactly the talk of the SWLA high school football scene at the beginning of the 2017 season. That changed as the season went on and the
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Pastels & Coffee
Local Artist Earnest Courville Has A Unique Approach To Color By Brad Goins When local resident Earnest Courville’s beloved wife was dying of cancer 12 years ago, he spent his long hours in the
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Tiny Thinkers
M.J. Mouton’s Book Series Teaches Children About Scientists By Brad Goins Southwest Louisiana is an area that’s fertile when it comes to the production of children’s books. Many of these are very readable and
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The Neon Pig
1203 N Gloster St., Tupelo, MS • (662) 269-2533 • eatneonpig.com By Mario Pacetti I recently had to go out of town to New Albany, Miss., to do a job for Patriot Construction on
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