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SWING INTO SPRING WITH STYLE

Angie Kay Dilmore April 2, 2015 Comments Off on SWING INTO SPRING WITH STYLE

Style mavens across Southwest Louisiana want to know what’s new for spring fashion. Lagniappe spoke with several area boutique owners who have a “passion for fashion” to find out.   New Trends For Spring

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SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA’S FORGOTTEN BEACHES

Rhonda Carlson March 25, 2015 Comments Off on SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA’S FORGOTTEN BEACHES

With 397 miles of coastline, the great state of Louisiana has the third longest coastline in the continental United States, after Florida and California.  Almost 100 miles of that shoreline is in Cameron Parish.

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FROM MILITARY MAN TO MASTER GARDENER: THE STORY OF MAJ. GEN. ERBON WISE

Angie Kay Dilmore March 25, 2015 Comments Off on FROM MILITARY MAN TO MASTER GARDENER: THE STORY OF MAJ. GEN. ERBON WISE

Story and color photos by Angie Kay Dilmore In Southwest Louisiana, a treasure can be found around every turn of the road. One of these treasures is the Tall Pines Ranch — a 40-acre

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SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA BAR GUIDE

Braylin Jenkins March 25, 2015 Comments Off on SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA BAR GUIDE

A Personal Tour Of 15 Local Bars, 15 Specialty House Drinks And 15 Unique Experiences It’s no secret that Southwest Louisiana knows how to have a good time. But the million dollar question might

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LEAVE THE BULLY

Dale Archer, M.D. March 25, 2015 Comments Off on LEAVE THE BULLY

Dear Dr. Archer, I am 47 years old, and I have been married to the same man for 20 years. Before that, I was married to a man who constantly cheated on me.  My

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BUFFI’S PEAUX BOYS & HOMECOOKING

Mario Pacetti March 25, 2015 Comments Off on BUFFI’S PEAUX BOYS & HOMECOOKING

3620 Gerstner Memorial Blvd., Lake Charles • 337-656-2883   One of the advantages of my Monday-Friday job is that I get taken to lunch as often as I want. My Blueline Equipment rep Lenny

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FUN FITNESS

Karla Wall March 5, 2015 Comments Off on FUN FITNESS

Jeno Giordano Opens SwingFit, A New, Innovative Fitness Center   You won’t find heavy weights in the SwingFit fitness center, opened recently at 1881 Easy St. (off Nelson Rd.) in Lake Charles. You won’t

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AXES OF EVIL: THE TRUE STORY OF THE AX-MAN MURDERS BT TODD C. ELLIOT

Brad Goins March 5, 2015 Comments Off on AXES OF EVIL: THE TRUE STORY OF THE AX-MAN MURDERS BT TODD C. ELLIOT

Walterville, Oregon: Trine Day, 2015. 143 pages. $19.95. Illustrated by Hal Moore.   La. Author Todd C. Elliott Tells The Story Of A Serial Killer Who Stopped In L.C. One Fateful Night A Century

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GREEN ACRES

Karla Wall March 5, 2015 Comments Off on GREEN ACRES

Mini Farm Livin’ Is The Life For Kevin And Pam Mattingly And A Growing Number Of Other Locals   Kevin Mattingly and his wife, Pam, decided in 2007 to follow their dream of living

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FREE TO BREATHE

Angie Kay Dilmore March 5, 2015 Comments Off on FREE TO BREATHE

5k Run / 1 Mile Walk Fundraiser To Benefit Lung Cancer Research March 28   Claire Howard Parker was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 30. One month later, she died from complications of

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