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HURRICANE FORECAST
The Numbers Are In, And They Add Up To A Low Chance Of Major Hurricanes In The Gulf In 2015 Spring is almost at an end. And the world’s hurricane experts have finally quit
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ADVENTURE POINT
CVB Gives Tourists Headed Down The Creole Nature Trail A Pleasant Story By Brad Goins • Photos By Lindsey Janies Adventure Point is a new venture of the Lake Charles / Southwest Louisiana
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THE QUEST FOR SPEED
For Kevin And John Broussard, Fuel-Altered Racing Runs In The Family By Kerri Cooke Featured Photo by Russell Brown Kevin Broussard has always had a passion for cars, and one day that passion
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PRESERVING THE PAST
The Honorable Mission To Preserve The USS Orleck By Kerri Cooke Memorial Day is an important but underestimated holiday. It allows citizens to remember the past and show respect for the men and women
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YOU GO, GIRL!
Jeanie The Three-Legged Dog Saves Family Cockatiel From Predatory Hawk Attack Our family has a 3-legged rescue dog and an elderly cockatiel we inherited. They may be curious about one another at times,
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SMOKIN’ STRINGS
Local Guitar Maker Creates One-Of-A-Kind Instruments from Cigar Boxes Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore Re-purposing is a popular pastime, but Lake Charles resident Robert Newman enjoys a hobby that dates back
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THE WATER WINS
SWLA Is Mostly Unaware Of A Coastal Study That Could Affect Its Future In mid-April, representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans Region traveled to Calcasieu Parish to see what parish residents
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SHAMEFUL
The VA Has Failed Yet Again To Provide A Permanent Medical Clinic For Local Veterans. Our Vets Deserve Better Than A Camper. What’s The Hold Up? Was it a gesture of disrespect or
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AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE
Jarret LeBlanc To Go For Sub-4:00 Mile At McNeese Track Event McNeese State alumnus Jarrett LeBlanc, who is a qualifier for the 2016 Olympic Trials, will make a short trip back to his
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PA-D’s
1541 Martin Luther King/Highway 171 North, Lake Charles, 244-2078 With the influx of all the new industry and home development in this area, we’ve seen more and more new places opening around town, as
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