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Florida Fish Have A Drug Problem

admin August 4, 2022 Comments Off on Florida Fish Have A Drug Problem

Florida International University recently published a three-year study of bonefish living off the South Florida coast. The fish they studied had an average of seven pharmaceutical drugs in their systems. One fish contained 17

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THE TRUMP N757AF

admin August 4, 2022 Comments Off on THE TRUMP N757AF

Maintenance And Upgrades Being Performed At Chennault International Airport Includes An All-New Paint Job Performed By Local Company LandLocked Aviation Services Story By Dale Richard • Images By Chris Lognion For quite some time, there

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‘NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE AT ALL’

Kerri Cooke August 4, 2022 Comments Off on ‘NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE AT ALL’

Mike Brignac’s Journey From Dystonia To Freedom  By Kerri Cooke I first interviewed Mike Brignac about his battle against dystonia in 2014. He had developed dystonia in August 2010, when he was helping clean-up after

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The Saints’ New Path

Rick Sarro July 18, 2022 Comments Off on The Saints’ New Path

We’ve come to learn that former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was much more popular and in demand than first thought. Recent reports outlined that the Miami Dolphins were ready to shell

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Southwest Louisiana Loves Ben Terry

Pierre Fontenot July 18, 2022 Comments Off on Southwest Louisiana Loves Ben Terry

By Pierre Fontenot If you want to appreciate the best of Southwest Louisiana, it’s not nature and climate, it’s the people.  Sometimes crusty and rusty, occasionally ahead, occasionally behind, but where they really shine,

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Justin Roberts On The Ground In Ukraine

Kerri Cooke July 18, 2022 Comments Off on Justin Roberts On The Ground In Ukraine

Local Filmmaker Wants To Make A Difference By Kerri Cooke The war in Ukraine has been on everyone’s mind, for humanitarian reasons and because of supply chain issues closer to home. From gas prices

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Chef Amanda Cusey

Bill Coyne July 18, 2022 Comments Off on Chef Amanda Cusey

By Bill Coyne To start, I’d like to begin with a well-deserved congratulations to Amanda Cusey, executive chef at Villa Harlequin, for her most recent accolade as winner of the 15th annual Louisiana Seafood

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Violent Crime in the Lake Area

Kerri Cooke May 6, 2022 Comments Off on Violent Crime in the Lake Area

A Rash Of Murders: Is Crime In Lake Charles Getting Worse?    By Kerri Cooke Violent crime — it’s becoming more and more evident in our area every day. Homicide even crept up on

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Ukraine’s Struggle For Independence

Michael Kurth May 6, 2022 Comments Off on Ukraine’s Struggle For Independence

To justify his recent invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin claimed “The Ukraine” is historically part of Russia and the Russian and Ukrainian people are one and the same. Most Ukrainians, however, would disagree with

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Turning Disaster Into Opportunity: JAY ECKER AND THE RESURRECTION OF PANORAMA MUSIC HOUSE

Brad Goins March 24, 2022 Comments Off on Turning Disaster Into Opportunity: JAY ECKER AND THE RESURRECTION OF PANORAMA MUSIC HOUSE

As Jay Ecker Fought Cancer, He Worked To Rebuild Panorama Story By Brad Goins ~ Photos By Chris Brennan Even with the remodeling work not quite finished in time for this interview, the reborn

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