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Family, Fellowship And An Outdoor Kitchen

Kerri Cooke November 10, 2014 Comments Off on Family, Fellowship And An Outdoor Kitchen

It began with a love: a love for the outdoors. Nikki and Josh O’Quain knew exactly what they wanted, and that was an outdoor kitchen that would complement the riverside next to their home.

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Mike Brignac: Dealing With Dystonia

Mike Brignac: Dealing With Dystonia

Kerri Cooke November 10, 2014 Comments Off on Mike Brignac: Dealing With Dystonia

  We tend to see people as victims when they have a certain disease or are suffering from unfortunate circumstances, but that is an unhealthy way to view things. People that are going through

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Zombie Mania

Brad Goins November 10, 2014 Comments Off on Zombie Mania

Turned Into Zombies By The School System, Two Local Educators Retired … And Began Churning Out Zombies Of Their Own   Jeanice Thibodeaux Biondini and Charlotte Comeaux both devoted full careers to the educational

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Fill ‘Er Up, Please

Karla Wall November 10, 2014 Comments Off on Fill ‘Er Up, Please

The Lake Area’s Two Full-Service Stations Offer Old-Fashioned Service With A Personal Touch     An elderly woman pulls up to the pump at Bob’s Exxon, located on Napoleon St. in Sulphur. Owner David Nezat

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WELCOME TO FEMA TOWN

Rhonda Carlson October 16, 2014 Comments Off on WELCOME TO FEMA TOWN

Expensive New Homes In Holly Beach Are Being Surrounded By FEMA Trailers. What’s Up With That?   The small coastal community of Holly Beach is situated along the Gulf Coast of Cameron Parish. The

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THE SCARIES

Brad Goins October 16, 2014 Comments Off on THE SCARIES

Looking For Something To Worry About? How About A Rash Of Creepy Diseases?   Perhaps you’re the sort who starts worrying (at least a little) when you here that a serious new disease is

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There’s A Drug For Everything: Being Aware Of The Risks Of Prescription Meds

R.C. Hunter October 1, 2014 Comments Off on There’s A Drug For Everything: Being Aware Of The Risks Of Prescription Meds

The United States Department of Justice recently announced that global health care giant, Johnson & Johnson, and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, was ordered to pay a whopping $2.2 billion to “resolve criminal and civil

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A GODLY MAN

Patricia Broussard October 1, 2014 Comments Off on A GODLY MAN

Photo by Terry Robideaux   Big Shoes Are Left To Fill As Judge Tom Quirk Prepares For Retirement After A Legendary Career Louisiana’s primary election is Nov. 4. Along with several new candidates for

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Does Alternative Sentencing Really Work? You Be The Judge

Patricia Broussard October 1, 2014 Comments Off on Does Alternative Sentencing Really Work? You Be The Judge

In 1992, Judge Thomas P. Quirk inducted alternative sentencing to Lake Charles City Court where, if circumstances were right, weekly church service attendance was offered to defendants rather than jail and/or fines. Let’s just

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JACOB WATERS: Rising Star With A Mission

Rhonda Carlson October 1, 2014 Comments Off on JACOB WATERS: Rising Star With A Mission

Sam Houston High School’s own Jacob Waters started competitive cycling in March of this year. His first USA Cycling race was Race Du Lac in Lake Charles, where he placed third in his class.

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