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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
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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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