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Wang Sistas

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Wang Sistas

Ever since Wang Sistas opened their little drive-thru eatery, it’s been on my radar, and I finally got in. It’s a quaint little building on the corner of Oak Park Blvd. and Warren Ave.

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Fairview Elementary’s English As A Second Language Program Gets Boost From Lyondellbasell

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Fairview Elementary’s English As A Second Language Program Gets Boost From Lyondellbasell

Aquien aquí le gusta ver televisión,” Armando Lara asks English as a Second Language (ESL) students. That translates to, “Who here likes to watch television?”  Lara is speaking to students and faculty at Fairview

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1910 Restaurant & Wine Bar

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on 1910 Restaurant & Wine Bar

                “Are they even open?” It began as an inside joke between me and my wife, Shyla, but as it turns out, most people don’t know whether

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Wendy Colonna Opens For Zombies

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Wendy Colonna Opens For Zombies

  While Wendy Colonna is closely associated with her home base of Austin, she’s well known in this area and used to perform in Lake Charles fairly often. She’s a native of the city.

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“I’ve Been Blessed” Hathaway Resident Peter LeBlanc Talks About his 50 Years As A School Bus Driver

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on “I’ve Been Blessed” Hathaway Resident Peter LeBlanc Talks About his 50 Years As A School Bus Driver

Peter LeBlanc recently celebrated 50 years of driving a school bus for Hathaway High School.  The Jeff Davis School Board honored him at a meeting and presented him with a certificate. Since 1974, LeBlanc’s

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Wrinkle Rewind

Wrinkle Rewind

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Wrinkle Rewind

                   I know what I’m going to write about for my first column,” I say to my coworker, pausing for dramatic effect. “Botox!” Silence. “You don’t

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Merry Music

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Merry Music

                The season simply hasn’t begun until we hear the strains of favorite Christmas songs. Radio stations embrace round-the-clock Christmas playlists, shopping centers fill with festive melodies,

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Into The Wild

Into The Wild

admin November 20, 2023 Comments Off on Into The Wild

The best hunting grounds on the planet are also, not coincidentally, the most difficult to access, the most desolate, and the most inhospitable. The Yukon checks each box. Teeming with wild game, the Yukon is

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Sheriff Tony Mancuso Prepares To Ride Off Into The Sunset

admin November 16, 2023 Comments Off on Sheriff Tony Mancuso Prepares To Ride Off Into The Sunset

Sheriff Tony Mancuso joined the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office at age 20.   “When I came to work here, all they gave you was a badge and a shirt.”  Mancuso is a local boy,

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Singing The Winless Blues

admin November 16, 2023 Comments Off on Singing The Winless Blues

Truth be told, I thought  the McNeese Cowboys might be a 7-4, or at least a 6-5, team this season, given the infusion of talent and how the team finished the 2022 season on

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