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TINY HOMES SOLVING HUGE PROBLEMS
Tiny Homes Are Being Seen Nationwide As A Solution To The Homeless Problem. A Local Group Wants To Make It Work In SWLA By Karla Wall The notion of living small (some call
Read More »GERVIS MILLER
Half A Century In The Barber Business Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore Two hundred sixty thousand. That is an estimated number of haircuts 71-year-old Gervis Miller has provided during his 50 years
Read More »THE ADHD ADVANTAGE
An Interview With Dr. Dale Archer About His New Book By Patricia Broussard There was a time when a diagnosis of ADHD both alarmed and frightened parents. Just the name, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder was
Read More »JUICE POWER
Pure Press Juicery Promotes Its Passion For A Healthy Lifestyle Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore During a vacation to San Francisco, Hali Habetz and Jason Holder discovered the wonders of cold-pressed green
Read More »THERAPY DOGS
Local Children Find Comfort In Dogs By Lydia Crochet The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), a division of Family and Youth Counseling Agency in Lake Charles, is a program in which forensic interviews are held
Read More »EXPLORING TAMMANY TRACE
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ANGIE KAY DILMORE On The North Shore Of Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana’s Only Rail-Trail Is A True Gem My husband, Bob, and I were avid bicyclists when we lived in Pennsylvania, and
Read More »SAY WHAT?!?
By Jeremy Alford “I feel like I’m the last fella who married Elizabeth Taylor,” said Sen. Robert Adley, upon being asked to address a meeting of oil executives during the legislative session that ended
Read More »TOP 10 ASPECTS OF LIFE IN SWLA
What Newcomers Will Enjoy Most About Living Here By Braylin Jenkins Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana encompass a zest uncommon in most places, and we are honored that our many newcomers can feel what
Read More »PRESERVING AND RE-PURPOSING
FROM RETRO REAL ESTATE TO ADAPTIVE REUSE By Angie Kay Dilmore The old Gordon’s Drugstore is now Pujo St. Cafe. The original American Press newspaper offices are now the Children’s Museum. The 1912 Central
Read More »RICHARD DOW: A TRIED AND TRUE GAMER
Local Sportscaster Richard Dow Shares His Journey Of Recovery from Illness By Angie Kay Dilmore For nearly two months, near the end of 2013, Richard Dow laid in a Shreveport hospital bed, not knowing
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