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THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME
Why The Blue Dog Cafe Investors’ Team Made Downtown Lake Charles The Site Of Its First Expansion By Brad Goins The Blue Dog art of the late George Rodrigue is probably the most widely known
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JACK DANIEL’S BAR & GRILL
My friend, chef Lyle Broussard, has been asking me to come see him at Jack Daniel’s and have dinner. But my night time schedule is generally isolated to my and Chelsea’s date night, so
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LEAP OF FAITH
From Cameron To Canton: Louisiana Son Becomes International Artist By Patricia Broussard Some people know early on what they want to do with their life. Others spend years searching, never feeling like they’ve found
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SNOW CONES FOR ALL SEASONS
Mama Shine’s Shaved Ice And More Story and Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore Dana Bodin and Michael Yates opened their snow cone stand on October 1. So far, business has been icy, in the
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
You’d Expect Lake Area Business Stats To Indicate The Beginnings Of A Boom. And For The Most Part, They Do Just That. By Brad Goins While it’s a bit difficult and unorthodox to try
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FULL CIRCLE
Oliver G. “Rick” Richard, III Story By Scott E. Raymond Photos By Lindsey Janies Rick Richard’s life, when told, unfolds like a best-selling novel of a small-town native’s unlikely road from relative obscurity to
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THE BEAUTY OF PAGEANTS
By Kerri Cooke In the dazzling aura of beauty pageants a key player in the pageant industry can be overlooked. Everyone is so fixated on the contestants that they can forget about the individuals
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HELP ON THE HOME FRONT
Lake Charles Clinical Trials Provides Comfort And Hope To Those With Alzheimer’s By Brad Goins Lake Charles Clinical Trials is all about finding new drugs to combat hard-to-treat or incurable diseases. The Clinical Trials
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PUTTING VETS FIRST
Career Marine Uses His Love Of Motorcycles To Help Area Vets By Brad Goins Lee Perkins was born Nov. 8, 1947 — two days before the anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps.
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KAREN LAMBERT CLAPP GO GROUP DIRECTOR
STORY BY SCOTT E. RAYMOND PHOTOS BY LINDSEY JANIES Karen Lambert Clapp, 31, is a home-grown, experienced marketing professional with an accomplished track record of success. Announced by the GO Group (Southwest Louisiana Task
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