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IF TOMMY JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE, WOULD YOU DO IT?
Remember when you wuz a kid, and you used de excuse dat your best friend Jack or Mary had done something, so why couldn’t you? Your mom or dad would say “If _____(fill in the blank) jumped off the bridge, would you do it?” Well, we are axin de same question today wit regard »
THE ULTIMATE “FILLING” STATION
A Taste Of Fatboy And Skinny’s In Leesville Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore Take a step back in time and FILL UP on some of the best burgers and fries in Southwest Louisiana at Fat Boy and Skinny’s, located in an old-time gas station in Leesville. Burgers come in two sizes — »
MY GREAT BURGER ODYSSEY BEGINS
I’ve been working on research over the past several months to find my favorite burgers in SWLA, and I wanted to make sure I covered all the places in the area. Recently, Lagniappe ran its annual “Most Wanted Burgers” section. This is an annual advertorial feature and in no way ranked the burgers. I’m »
NEW LOOK … SAME BOOK: New Orleans Saints Preview
One of the first things Sean Payton had on his things-to-do list was make sure his equipment managers had enough of that white tape used for player’s names on the helmets. When the New Orleans Saints opened training at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.V., there were many new faces and new »
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING MARKET BOOMING IN LAKE CHARLES
By Karla Wall The coming economic expansion will impact all areas of life in SWLA — indeed, the effects are already beginning to be seen and felt. And one of the biggest signs of what’s to come has been the increase in multifamily housing in the area. With up to 22,000 workers expected »
KAPLAN, LA., DOG TRAINER HAS EARNED WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION AS TRAINER TO TOP PROTECTION, NARCOTICS AND EXPLOSIVES DOGS
By Karla Wall For Roger Abshire, owner of USK9 Academy in Kaplan, La., and recognized as one of the top protection, police and detection dog trainers in the world, the work of training such highly-skilled dogs can be boiled down to a simple credo. “It’s all about communication,” he says. “You have to be »
DOLLARS & SENSE / FROM RETRO REAL ESTATE TO ADAPTIVE REUSE • PART II
Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore “Adaptive re-use is good stewardship of resources,” says Adley Cormier, Preservation Advocate for the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society. “Is it more economical to retro-fit an old building or build a new one from scratch?” he asks, rhetorically. This story will focus on the economic benefits of adaptively »
FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS IN SWLA
By Lydia Crochet It’s no secret that firefighting is a male-dominated profession. In fact, if you search the internet for “female firefighters,” the first things to pop up are links to Halloween costumes and calendars. Career women have certainly come a long way, but when it comes to the business of putting out fires, »
THERE’S A LOT TO DO IN LEESVILLE
Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore If you’ve ever driven north on Highway 171 toward Shreveport, you may think you’ve been to Leesville. You’ve seen the chain stores, fast food establishments, tattoo parlors and gentlemen’s club. (Leesville is home to Fort Polk, an army base housing 22,000 soldiers and their families.) But unless »
